Estonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *þwahtuz. Cognate to Finnish vaahto and Ludian vuahte (foam, saliva).

Noun edit

vaht (genitive vahu, partitive vahtu)

  1. foam
Declension edit
Declension of vaht (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative vaht vahud
accusative nom.
gen. vahu
genitive vahtude
partitive vahtu vahte
vahtusid
illative vahtu
vahusse
vahtudesse
vahesse
inessive vahus vahtudes
vahes
elative vahust vahtudest
vahest
allative vahule vahtudele
vahele
adessive vahul vahtudel
vahel
ablative vahult vahtudelt
vahelt
translative vahuks vahtudeks
vaheks
terminative vahuni vahtudeni
essive vahuna vahtudena
abessive vahuta vahtudeta
comitative vahuga vahtudega

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German wacht, wachte. Compare German Wacht.

Noun edit

vaht (genitive vahi, partitive vahti)

  1. guard
Declension edit
Declension of vaht (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative vaht vahid
accusative nom.
gen. vahi
genitive vahtide
partitive vahti vahte
vahtisid
illative vahti
vahisse
vahtidesse
vahesse
inessive vahis vahtides
vahes
elative vahist vahtidest
vahest
allative vahile vahtidele
vahele
adessive vahil vahtidel
vahel
ablative vahilt vahtidelt
vahelt
translative vahiks vahtideks
vaheks
terminative vahini vahtideni
essive vahina vahtidena
abessive vahita vahtideta
comitative vahiga vahtidega