vaher

See also: Vaher

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vahtëra. Cognate with Finnish vaahtera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑher/, [ˈvɑɦer]
  • Rhymes: -ɑher
  • Hyphenation: va‧her

Noun

vaher (genitive vahtra, partitive vahtrat)

  1. maple (a tree with large jagged leaves that grow in the northern hemisphere and are colorful in autumn)
    Synonym: vahtrapuu

Declension

Declension of vaher (ÕS type 3/vaher, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative vaher vahtrad
accusative nom.
gen. vahtra
genitive vahtrate
partitive vahtrat vahtraid
illative vahtrasse vahtratesse
vahtraisse
inessive vahtras vahtrates
vahtrais
elative vahtrast vahtratest
vahtraist
allative vahtrale vahtratele
vahtraile
adessive vahtral vahtratel
vahtrail
ablative vahtralt vahtratelt
vahtrailt
translative vahtraks vahtrateks
vahtraiks
terminative vahtrani vahtrateni
essive vahtrana vahtratena
abessive vahtrata vahtrateta
comitative vahtraga vahtratega

References

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