tahto
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tahto, from the same origin as tahtoa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑhto/, [ˈt̪ɑxt̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑhto
- Syllabification(key): tah‧to
Noun
tahto
- will
- hyvä tahto ― good will
- way (determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct)
- Pikkusiskoni kitisee aina kunnes saa tahtonsa läpi.
- My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
- Jos hän saisi tahtonsa läpi, hän tuhoaisi yhtiön vuodessa.
- If she had her way, she’d ruin the company inside a year.
Declension
| Inflection of tahto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tahto | tahdot | |
| genitive | tahdon | tahtojen | |
| partitive | tahtoa | tahtoja | |
| illative | tahtoon | tahtoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tahto | tahdot | |
| accusative | nom. | tahto | tahdot |
| gen. | tahdon | ||
| genitive | tahdon | tahtojen | |
| partitive | tahtoa | tahtoja | |
| inessive | tahdossa | tahdoissa | |
| elative | tahdosta | tahdoista | |
| illative | tahtoon | tahtoihin | |
| adessive | tahdolla | tahdoilla | |
| ablative | tahdolta | tahdoilta | |
| allative | tahdolle | tahdoille | |
| essive | tahtona | tahtoina | |
| translative | tahdoksi | tahdoiksi | |
| instructive | — | tahdoin | |
| abessive | tahdotta | tahdoitta | |
| comitative | — | tahtoineen | |
| Possessive forms of tahto (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tahtoni | tahtomme |
| 2nd person | tahtosi | tahtonne |
| 3rd person | tahtonsa | |
Derived terms
- -tahtoinen
Compounds
- puolustustahto
- rauhantahto
- tahtoihminen
- taistelutahto
- voitontahto
Anagrams
- tahot
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tahto. Cognates include Finnish tahto and Veps taht.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhto/, [ˈtɑhtŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhto/, [ˈtɑhto̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑhto
- Hyphenation: tah‧to
Noun
tahto
- wish, will
Declension
| Declension of tahto (type 4/koivu, t- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tahto | tahot |
| genitive | tahon | tahtoin, tahtoloin |
| partitive | tahtoa | tahtoja, tahtoloja |
| illative | tahtoo | tahtoi, tahtoloihe |
| inessive | tahos | tahtois, tahtolois |
| elative | tahost | tahtoist, tahtoloist |
| allative | taholle | tahtoille, tahtoloille |
| adessive | tahol | tahtoil, tahtoloil |
| ablative | taholt | tahtoilt, tahtoloilt |
| translative | tahoks | tahtoiks, tahtoloiks |
| essive | tahtonna, tahtoon | tahtoinna, tahtoloinna, tahtoin, tahtoloin |
| exessive1) | tahtont | tahtoint, tahtoloint |
| 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 567
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tahto.
Noun
tahto (genitive tahton, partitive tahtuo)
- will
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tahto.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtɑhto/, [ˈtɑhto]
- Rhymes: -ɑhto
- Hyphenation: tah‧to
Noun
tahto
- wish, desire
Inflection
| Declension of tahto (type II/võrkko, ht-h gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tahto | tahod |
| genitive | taho | tahtoje, tahtojõ, tahtoi |
| partitive | tahtoa | tahtoitõ, tahtoi |
| illative | tahto, tahtosõ | tahtoje, tahtojõ, tahtoisõ |
| inessive | tahoz | tahtoiz |
| elative | tahossõ | tahtoissõ |
| allative | taholõ | tahtoilõ |
| adessive | tahollõ | tahtoillõ |
| ablative | taholtõ | tahtoiltõ |
| translative | tahossi | tahtoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “tahto”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn