ahas
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahtas (“narrow, cramped”), borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus (“narrow, tight”), of both *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tight”) and the suffix *-us. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Cognate with Finnish ahdas, Livvi ahtas, Lithuanian ankštas, Polish wąski, and Russian узкий (uzkij).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑhɑs
- Hyphenation: a‧has
Adjective edit
ahas (genitive ahta, partitive ahast, comparative ahtam, superlative kõige ahtam) or ahas (genitive ahta, partitive ahtat, comparative ahtam, superlative kõige ahtam)
- (of oblong objects, space, area) narrow, cramped; of small extent in width
- ma pean siit ahtast ruumist kiiremini välja saama ― I need to get out of this cramped space faster
- korterelamu ahtal murulapil ringi joosta pole niikuinii väga võimalik ― it is not very possible to run around on the narrow lawn of an apartment building anyway
- Synonyms: ahtake, kitsas, kitsik, kitsuke
- (figuratively) narrow, restrictive (of limited options, economic opportunities, etc.)
- ahta silmaringiga inimesi leidub igal pool küllaga ― there are plenty of narrow-minded people everywhere
- majanduskriisi saabudes on rahakraanid ahtaks jäänud ― with the arrival of the economic crisis, the money taps have become tight
- Synonym: piiratud
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Declension edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
References edit
- ahas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “ahas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “ahas”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *ahtas. Cognates include Finnish ahdas and Estonian ahas.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑhɑz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑhɑʒ̥]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑhɑs/, [ˈɑhɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑhɑs
- Hyphenation: a‧has
Adjective edit
ahas (comparative ahtaamp)
Declension edit
Declension of ahas (type 2/patsas, ht-h gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ahas | ahtaat |
genitive | ahtaan | ahtain |
partitive | ahasta, ahast | ahtaita, ahtaja |
illative | ahtaasse | ahtaisse |
inessive | ahtaas | ahtais |
elative | ahtaast | ahtaist |
allative | ahtaalle | ahtaille |
adessive | ahtaal | ahtail |
ablative | ahtaalt | ahtailt |
translative | ahtaaks | ahtaiks |
essive | ahtaanna, ahtaan | ahtainna, ahtain |
exessive1) | ahtaant | ahtaint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Soikkola declension of ahas (type 2/patsas, ht-h gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ahas | ahtahat, ahtaat |
genitive | ahtahan | ahtahiin |
partitive | ahasta | ahtahia |
illative | ahtahasse | ahtahisse |
inessive | ahtahaas | ahtahiis |
elative | ahtahast | ahtahist |
allative | ahtahalle | ahtahille |
adessive | ahtahaal | ahtahiil |
ablative | ahtahalt | ahtahilt |
translative | ahtahaks | ahtahiks |
essive | ahtahaan | ahtahiin |
exessive1) | ahtahant | ahtahint |
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16
Karelian edit
Adjective edit
ahas (genitive ahtahan, partitive ahasta)
References edit
- P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “ahas”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
Masbatenyo edit
Noun edit
ahas
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Philippine *hálas (“snake”) with metathesis. Compare Masbatenyo ahas, Bikol Central halas, Aklanon haeas, Cebuano halas, Hiligaynon halas, Waray-Waray halas, Surigaonon hayas, and Tausug hās.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔahas/, [ˈʔa.hɐs]
- Rhymes: -ahas
- Syllabification: a‧has
Noun edit
ahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜐ᜔)
- snake
- (pathology) a kind of skin disease (eruption)
- (figurative) backstabber; betrayer
- (by extension, colloquial) leading away someone's spouse or lover
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “ahas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “ahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Unami edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Montagnais ahashu, Atikamekw ahasiw.
Noun edit
ahas (plural ahasàk)
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project