vait

See also: 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

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
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