eha

See also: Eha, ʻeha, and ʻehā

Edo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Edoid *ɪɪ-chaGɪ (“three”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èhá/

Numeral

eha

1. three

References

• Rebecca N. Agheyisi (1986), An Ẹdo - English Dictionary‎^[1], Ethiope Publishing Corporation, page 24

Estonian

Eha Hauaneeme lahel Lahemaa rahvuspargis

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ektä. Cognate with Finnish ehtä (“evening get-together”) (dialectal), Livvi ehty (“evening”), Ludian eht (“evening”) and Veps eht (“evening”). Possibly doublet of õhtu (from earlier *ëktago).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈehɑ/, [ˈeɦɑ]
• Rhymes: -ehɑ
• Hyphenation: e‧ha

Noun

eha (genitive eha, partitive eha)

1. dusk; twilight after the setting of the Sun
   1. The reddening of the western sky after sunset; afterglow.

      purpurpunane eha ― purplish red twilight

      ehast roosatav kaldaliiv ― sand on the shore blushing from twilight

      töötab koidust ehani ― work from dawn to dusk

      Sügisene eha ei valgusta kaua. ― Autumn dusk does not light for long.

   2. (rare) A reddish glow or glare.
      • 1940, Friedebert Tuglas, “Esimene välisreis [First trip abroad]”, in Noorusmälestused [Memories from my youth], Tartu, pages 200–201:

        Nõrgas laternate ehas mingid suured majad, enamasti aga kõrged krobelised müürid. Liikusin nagu kobades. Hämar, vaikne, mitte ühtki inimest. Ei meenutanud üldse linna, kõige vähem Pariisi kujutelma.

        In the faint glow of lanterns, there are some big houses, but mostly high, rough walls. I moved as if in clumps. It was dim, silent, not a single person. It didn't resemble a city at all, especially the image of Paris.

Declension

Declension of eha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		eha	ehad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	eha
genitive			ehade
partitive		eha	ehasid
illative		ehha ehasse	ehadesse
inessive		ehas	ehades
elative		ehast	ehadest
allative		ehale	ehadele
adessive		ehal	ehadel
ablative		ehalt	ehadelt
translative		ehaks	ehadeks
terminative		ehani	ehadeni
essive		ehana	ehadena
abessive		ehata	ehadeta
comitative		ehaga	ehadega

Synonyms

• ehapuna

Derived terms

• ehaline
• ehalkäik
• ehalkäimine

Compounds

• ehakuma
• ehapuna
• ehataevas
• ehatäht
• ehavalge
• ehavalgel
• ehavalgus
• ehavalu
• ehaviir

See also

• videvik
• hämarik
• koit
• agu

References

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