Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

vait

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads
See also: Vait

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish vaiti and Estonian vait.

Pronunciation

Adverb

vait

  1. quiet, silent
    Oo vait! ― Be quiet!

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 631

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑˀit/, [ˈvɑ̯ˀit̪ˑ]

Etymology 1

    Derived from Proto-Finnic *vajëh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

    Noun

    va’it

    1. gap, space
    2. difference
    Declension
    More information singular (ikšlu’g), plural (pǟgiņlu’g) ...

    Etymology 2

      Deverbal from va’itõ (“to weigh”).

      Noun

      va’it

      1. weight
      Declension
      More information singular (ikšlu’g), plural (pǟgiņlu’g) ...

      References

      • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “va’it”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎ (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
      Remove ads

      Old French

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Compare modern French vais, va.

      Verb

      vait

      1. third-person singular present indicative of aler

      Romanian

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      vait

      1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of văita

      Votic

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish vaiti.

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      vait

      1. quiet, silent

      References

      • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vait”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
      Remove ads

      Wikiwand - on

      Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

      Remove ads
      Remove ads