vähe

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vähä. Cognate with Finnish vähä. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *wēhaz, compare Middle High German wæhe (fine, well done). Also compare dialectal Moksha [script needed] (viž, small).

Adverb

vähe

  1. a small amount, a little
    Meile anti hästi vähe süüa.
    We were given very little food.

Synonyms

Pronoun

vähe (genitive vähe, partitive vähet)

  1. a small amount; some
    Võta laps väheks ajaks sülle.
    Take the child on your lap for some time.

Declension

Derived terms

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