vait

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish vaiti and Estonian vait.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯t/, [ˈʋɑi̯d]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯t/, [ˈʋɑi̯d̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯t
• Hyphenation: vait

Adverb

vait

1. quiet, silent

   Oo vait! ― Be quiet!

References

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• va
• vad (Anglo-Norman, 12th century)
• veit

Etymology

Compare modern French vais, va.

Verb

vait

1. third-person singular present indicative of aler

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vajt]

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

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑi̯t/, [ˈvɑi̯t]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯t
• Hyphenation: vait

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