aho
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *a(h)o.[1]
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | aho | ahoa | ahoak |
ergative | ahok | ahoak | ahoek |
dative | ahori | ahoari | ahoei |
genitive | ahoren | ahoaren | ahoen |
comitative | ahorekin | ahoarekin | ahoekin |
causative | ahorengatik | ahoarengatik | ahoengatik |
benefactive | ahorentzat | ahoarentzat | ahoentzat |
instrumental | ahoz | ahoaz | ahoez |
inessive | ahotan | ahoan | ahoetan |
locative | ahotako | ahoko | ahoetako |
allative | ahotara | ahora | ahoetara |
terminative | ahotaraino | ahoraino | ahoetaraino |
directive | ahotarantz | ahorantz | ahoetarantz |
destinative | ahotarako | ahorako | ahoetarako |
ablative | ahotatik | ahotik | ahoetatik |
partitive | ahorik | — | — |
prolative | ahotzat | — | — |
References
- “aho” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Cebuano
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (compare English ashes and Swedish aska).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑ̝ɦo̞]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑho
- Syllabification(key): a‧ho
Noun
aho
- glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest, especially one that is a result of slash-and-burn cultivation)
Declension
Inflection of aho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | aho | ahot | ||
genitive | ahon | ahojen | ||
partitive | ahoa | ahoja | ||
illative | ahoon | ahoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | aho | ahot | ||
accusative | nom. | aho | ahot | |
gen. | ahon | |||
genitive | ahon | ahojen | ||
partitive | ahoa | ahoja | ||
inessive | ahossa | ahoissa | ||
elative | ahosta | ahoista | ||
illative | ahoon | ahoihin | ||
adessive | aholla | ahoilla | ||
ablative | aholta | ahoilta | ||
allative | aholle | ahoille | ||
essive | ahona | ahoina | ||
translative | ahoksi | ahoiksi | ||
abessive | ahotta | ahoitta | ||
instructive | — | ahoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Compounds
Further reading
- “aho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ho/, [ˈɐ.ho]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *afo, from Proto-Oceanic *apon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “aho”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hixkaryana
Usage notes
References
- Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN, page 170
- Languages of the Amazon
Ingrian

Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash”). Cognates include Finnish aho.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑho̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑho̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
Noun
aho
Declension
Declension of aho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | aho | ahot |
genitive | ahon | ahhoin, aholoin |
partitive | ahhoa | ahoja, aholoja |
illative | ahhoo | ahhoi, aholoihe |
inessive | ahos | ahois, aholois |
elative | ahost | ahoist, aholoist |
allative | aholle | ahoille, aholoille |
adessive | ahol | ahoil, aholoil |
ablative | aholt | ahoilt, aholoilt |
translative | ahoks | ahoiks, aholoiks |
essive | ahonna, ahhoon | ahoinna, aholoinna, ahhoin, aholoin |
exessive1) | ahont | ahoint, aholoint |
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 4
Italian
Lamaholot
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Malagasy
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku. Compare Indonesian aku, Maori aku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.u]
See also
Further reading
- aho in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Maore Comorian
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *afo, from Proto-Oceanic *apon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ho/, [ɐ.hɔ]
References
- “aho” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Navajo
Etymology
From Kiowa aho (“thank you”), and loaned to many other Native American languages during the 20th century because it was frequently heard at pow-wows and widely used in the Native American Church (NAC).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈho/
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaho/, [ˈʔa.ho]
Further reading
- “aho” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “aho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.hʲo]
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qaso. Cognates include Maori aho and Samoan aso.
Noun
aho
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aho.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑho]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
Inflection
Declension of aho (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | aho | ahod |
genitive | aho | ahojõ, ahoi |
partitive | ahhoa | ahoitõ, ahoi |
illative | ahhosõ, ahho | ahoisõ |
inessive | ahoz | ahoiz |
elative | ahossõ | ahoissõ |
allative | aholõ | ahoilõ |
adessive | ahollõ | ahoillõ |
ablative | aholtõ | ahoiltõ |
translative | ahossi | ahoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “aho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn