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raha
raha
Estonian
Noun
raha (genitive raha, partitive raha)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Finnish
(index ra)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skrahā ("squirrel skin"). Compare Old Norse skrá. Originally, this meant the fur of squirrel, since that was a payment instrument before bills and coins were introduced.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑhɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
- Hyphenation: ra‧ha
Noun
raha
Declension
| Inflection of raha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | raha | rahat | |
| genitive | rahan | rahojen | |
| partitive | rahaa | rahoja | |
| illative | rahaan | rahoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | raha | rahat | |
| accusative | nom. | raha | rahat |
| gen. | rahan | ||
| genitive | rahan | rahojen rahainrare |
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| partitive | rahaa | rahoja | |
| inessive | rahassa | rahoissa | |
| elative | rahasta | rahoista | |
| illative | rahaan | rahoihin | |
| adessive | rahalla | rahoilla | |
| ablative | rahalta | rahoilta | |
| allative | rahalle | rahoille | |
| essive | rahana | rahoina | |
| translative | rahaksi | rahoiksi | |
| instructive | — | rahoin | |
| abessive | rahatta | rahoitta | |
| comitative | — | rahoineen | |
Usage notes
- When speaking of money in general, one uses the singular form raha, but when speaking of a certain amount of money as a whole, one uses the plural form rahat. The distinction is often translated into English by the usage of the definite article.
- Toisinaan arvostamme rahaa aivan liikaa.
- At times, we value money way too much.
- Mihin aiot käyttää rahat?
- What are you going to spend the money on?
- Minulla ei ole rahaa.
- I'm out of money.
- Toisinaan arvostamme rahaa aivan liikaa.
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Etymology
Related to Finnish raha.
Noun
raha
Inflection
| Inflection of raha | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | raha | ||
| genitive sing. | rahan | ||
| partitive sing. | rahad | ||
| partitive plur. | rahoid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | raha | rahad | |
| accusative | rahan | rahad | |
| genitive | rahan | rahoiden | |
| partitive | rahad | rahoid | |
| essive-instructive | rahan | rahoin | |
| translative | rahaks | rahoikš | |
| inessive | rahas | rahoiš | |
| elative | rahaspäi | rahoišpäi | |
| illative | ? | rahoiže | |
| adessive | rahal | rahoil | |
| ablative | rahalpäi | rahoilpäi | |
| allative | rahale | rahoile | |
| abessive | rahata | rahoita | |
| comitative | rahanke | rahoidenke | |
| prolative | rahadme | rahoidme | |
| approximative I | rahanno | rahoidenno | |
| approximative II | rahannoks | rahoidennoks | |
| egressive | rahannopäi | rahoidennopäi | |
| terminative I | ? | rahoižesai | |
| terminative II | rahalesai | rahoilesai | |
| terminative III | rahassai | — | |
| additive I | ? | rahoižepäi | |
| additive II | rahalepäi | rahoilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “деньги”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika