oht
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Similar roots exist in ohutama (“to cure a disease with traditional medicine or magic”), ohter (“a large amount of something”).
Noun
oht (genitive ohu, partitive ohtu)
- danger, hazard
- varinguoht ― risk of collapsing
Declension
Declension of oht (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oht | ohud |
| genitive | ohu | ohtude |
| partitive | ohtu | ohte / ohtusid |
| illative | ohtu / ohusse | ohtudesse / ohesse |
| inessive | ohus | ohtudes / ohes |
| elative | ohust | ohtudest / ohest |
| allative | ohule | ohtudele / ohele |
| adessive | ohul | ohtudel / ohel |
| ablative | ohult | ohtudelt / ohelt |
| translative | ohuks | ohtudeks / oheks |
| terminative | ohuni | ohtudeni |
| essive | ohuna | ohtudena |
| abessive | ohuta | ohtudeta |
| comitative | ohuga | ohtudega |
Derived terms
- ohutu
- ohtlik
Compounds
- kiirgusoht
- ohutegur
- ohutunne
- ohutu
Further reading
- oht in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htu (“persecution, fate, destiny, fear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːxt/
Noun
ōht f
- chase or pursuit
- persecution
- fear, terror
Declension
Declension of oht (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōht | ōhta, ōhte |
| accusative | ōhte | ōhta, ōhte |
| genitive | ōhte | ōhta |
| dative | ōhte | ōhtum |
Derived terms
- ēhtan