sohva
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Sofa.
Noun
sohva (genitive sohva, partitive sohvat)
- sofa
Declension
Inflection of sohva (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sohva | sohvad |
| accusative | sohva | sohvad |
| genitive | sohva | sohvade |
| partitive | sohvat | sohvasid |
| illative | sohva sohvasse | sohvadesse |
| inessive | sohvas | sohvades |
| elative | sohvast | sohvadest |
| allative | sohvale | sohvadele |
| adessive | sohval | sohvadel |
| ablative | sohvalt | sohvadelt |
| translative | sohvaks | sohvadeks |
| terminative | sohvani | sohvadeni |
| essive | sohvana | sohvadena |
| abessive | sohvata | sohvadeta |
| comitative | sohvaga | sohvadega |
Further reading
- sohva in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- sohva in Sõnaveeb
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish soffa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞xʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ohʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): soh‧va
Noun
sohva
- sofa, couch
Declension
| Inflection of sohva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sohva | sohvat | |
| genitive | sohvan | sohvien | |
| partitive | sohvaa | sohvia | |
| illative | sohvaan | sohviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sohva | sohvat | |
| accusative | nom. | sohva | sohvat |
| gen. | sohvan | ||
| genitive | sohvan | sohvien sohvainrare | |
| partitive | sohvaa | sohvia | |
| inessive | sohvassa | sohvissa | |
| elative | sohvasta | sohvista | |
| illative | sohvaan | sohviin | |
| adessive | sohvalla | sohvilla | |
| ablative | sohvalta | sohvilta | |
| allative | sohvalle | sohville | |
| essive | sohvana | sohvina | |
| translative | sohvaksi | sohviksi | |
| instructive | — | sohvin | |
| abessive | sohvatta | sohvitta | |
| comitative | — | sohvineen | |
| Possessive forms of sohva (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sohvani | sohvamme |
| 2nd person | sohvasi | sohvanne |
| 3rd person | sohvansa | |
Descendants
- → Ingrian: sohva
Further reading
- "sohva" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Ingrian
Sohva.
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish sohva.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞hʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑ/, [ˈʃo̞hʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ohʋɑ
- Hyphenation: soh‧va
Noun
sohva
- sofa, couch
Declension
| Declension of sohva (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sohva | sohvat |
| genitive | sohvan | sohviin |
| partitive | sohvaa | sohvia |
| illative | sohvaa | sohvii |
| inessive | sohvaas | sohviis |
| elative | sohvast | sohvist |
| allative | sohvalle | sohville |
| adessive | sohvaal | sohviil |
| ablative | sohvalt | sohvilt |
| translative | sohvaks | sohviks |
| essive | sohvanna, sohvaan | sohvinna, sohviin |
| exessive1) | sohvant | sohvint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 536