eha
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *ektä. Cognate with Finnish ehtä (“evening get-together”) (dialectal), Livvi ehty (“evening”), Ludian eht (“evening”) and Veps eht (“evening”). Possibly doublet of õhtu (from earlier *ektago).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eha (genitive eha, partitive eha)
- dusk; twilight after the setting of the Sun
- The reddening of the western sky after sunset; afterglow.
- purpurpunane eha ― purplish red twilight
- ehast roosatav kaldaliiv ― sand on the shore blushing from twilight
- töötab koidust ehani ― work from dawn to dusk
- Sügisene eha ei valgusta kaua. ― Autumn dusk does not light for long.
- (rare) A reddish glow or glare.
- 1940, Friedebert Tuglas, “Esimene välisreis [First trip abroad]”, in Noorusmälestused [Memories from my youth], Tartu, pages 200–201:
- Nõrgas laternate ehas mingid suured majad, enamasti aga kõrged krobelised müürid. Liikusin nagu kobades. Hämar, vaikne, mitte ühtki inimest. Ei meenutanud üldse linna, kõige vähem Pariisi kujutelma.
- In the faint glow of lanterns, there are some big houses, but mostly high, rough walls. I moved as if in clumps. It was dim, silent, not a single person. It didn't resemble a city at all, especially the image of Paris.
- The reddening of the western sky after sunset; afterglow.
Declension edit
| Declension of eha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | eha | ehad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | eha | ||
| genitive | ehade | ||
| partitive | eha | ehasid | |
| illative | ehha ehasse |
ehadesse | |
| inessive | ehas | ehades | |
| elative | ehast | ehadest | |
| allative | ehale | ehadele | |
| adessive | ehal | ehadel | |
| ablative | ehalt | ehadelt | |
| translative | ehaks | ehadeks | |
| terminative | ehani | ehadeni | |
| essive | ehana | ehadena | |
| abessive | ehata | ehadeta | |
| comitative | ehaga | ehadega | |