Estonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Sofa.

Noun edit

sohva (genitive sohva, partitive sohvat)

  1. sofa

Declension edit

Declension of sohva (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sohva sohvad
accusative nom.
gen. sohva
genitive sohvade
partitive sohvat sohvasid
illative sohvasse sohvadesse
inessive sohvas sohvades
elative sohvast sohvadest
allative sohvale sohvadele
adessive sohval sohvadel
ablative sohvalt sohvadelt
translative sohvaks sohvadeks
terminative sohvani sohvadeni
essive sohvana sohvadena
abessive sohvata sohvadeta
comitative sohvaga sohvadega

Further reading edit

  • sohva”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • sohva in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish soffa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, a long seat made of stone or brick), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, mat).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞xʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ohʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): soh‧va

Noun edit

sohva

  1. sofa, couch

Declension edit

Inflection of sohva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative sohva sohvat
genitive sohvan sohvien
partitive sohvaa sohvia
illative sohvaan sohviin
singular plural
nominative sohva sohvat
accusative nom. sohva sohvat
gen. sohvan
genitive sohvan sohvien
sohvainrare
partitive sohvaa sohvia
inessive sohvassa sohvissa
elative sohvasta sohvista
illative sohvaan sohviin
adessive sohvalla sohvilla
ablative sohvalta sohvilta
allative sohvalle sohville
essive sohvana sohvina
translative sohvaksi sohviksi
abessive sohvatta sohvitta
instructive sohvin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sohva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sohvani sohvani
accusative nom. sohvani sohvani
gen. sohvani
genitive sohvani sohvieni
sohvainirare
partitive sohvaani sohviani
inessive sohvassani sohvissani
elative sohvastani sohvistani
illative sohvaani sohviini
adessive sohvallani sohvillani
ablative sohvaltani sohviltani
allative sohvalleni sohvilleni
essive sohvanani sohvinani
translative sohvakseni sohvikseni
abessive sohvattani sohvittani
instructive
comitative sohvineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sohvasi sohvasi
accusative nom. sohvasi sohvasi
gen. sohvasi
genitive sohvasi sohviesi
sohvaisirare
partitive sohvaasi sohviasi
inessive sohvassasi sohvissasi
elative sohvastasi sohvistasi
illative sohvaasi sohviisi
adessive sohvallasi sohvillasi
ablative sohvaltasi sohviltasi
allative sohvallesi sohvillesi
essive sohvanasi sohvinasi
translative sohvaksesi sohviksesi
abessive sohvattasi sohvittasi
instructive
comitative sohvinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sohvamme sohvamme
accusative nom. sohvamme sohvamme
gen. sohvamme
genitive sohvamme sohviemme
sohvaimmerare
partitive sohvaamme sohviamme
inessive sohvassamme sohvissamme
elative sohvastamme sohvistamme
illative sohvaamme sohviimme
adessive sohvallamme sohvillamme
ablative sohvaltamme sohviltamme
allative sohvallemme sohvillemme
essive sohvanamme sohvinamme
translative sohvaksemme sohviksemme
abessive sohvattamme sohvittamme
instructive
comitative sohvinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sohvanne sohvanne
accusative nom. sohvanne sohvanne
gen. sohvanne
genitive sohvanne sohvienne
sohvainnerare
partitive sohvaanne sohvianne
inessive sohvassanne sohvissanne
elative sohvastanne sohvistanne
illative sohvaanne sohviinne
adessive sohvallanne sohvillanne
ablative sohvaltanne sohviltanne
allative sohvallenne sohvillenne
essive sohvananne sohvinanne
translative sohvaksenne sohviksenne
abessive sohvattanne sohvittanne
instructive
comitative sohvinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sohvansa sohvansa
accusative nom. sohvansa sohvansa
gen. sohvansa
genitive sohvansa sohviensa
sohvainsarare
partitive sohvaansa sohviaan
sohviansa
inessive sohvassaan
sohvassansa
sohvissaan
sohvissansa
elative sohvastaan
sohvastansa
sohvistaan
sohvistansa
illative sohvaansa sohviinsa
adessive sohvallaan
sohvallansa
sohvillaan
sohvillansa
ablative sohvaltaan
sohvaltansa
sohviltaan
sohviltansa
allative sohvalleen
sohvallensa
sohvilleen
sohvillensa
essive sohvanaan
sohvanansa
sohvinaan
sohvinansa
translative sohvakseen
sohvaksensa
sohvikseen
sohviksensa
abessive sohvattaan
sohvattansa
sohvittaan
sohvittansa
instructive
comitative sohvineen
sohvinensa

Derived terms edit

compounds

Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: sohva

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

 
Sohva.

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Finnish sohva.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sohva

  1. sofa, couch

Declension edit

Declension of sohva (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sohva sohvat
genitive sohvan sohviin
partitive sohvaa sohvia
illative sohvaa sohvii
inessive sohvaas sohviis
elative sohvast sohvist
allative sohvalle sohville
adessive sohvaal sohviil
ablative sohvalt sohvilt
translative sohvaks sohviks
essive sohvanna, sohvaan sohvinna, sohviin
exessive1) sohvant sohvint
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.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 536