või

See also: voi, vòi, and với

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vai. According to Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat suggested cognates include vahe (difference) and vaja (necessary).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vˈɤi̯/

Conjunction

või

  1. or
    Kas need on küüned või kunstküüned?Are those real nails or acrylics
  2. (somewhat colloquial) interrogative particle (placed at the end of the sentence)
    Kas ma pean tulema või?Do I have to come?
Usage notes

As an interrogative particle, it is reduced in colloquial speech to .

Descendants

Etymology 2

või

From Proto-Finnic *voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waje. Cognates include Finnish voi, Hungarian vaj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vˈɤi̯/

Noun

või (genitive või, partitive võid)

  1. butter
Declension

Votic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vai.

Conjunction

või

  1. or

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *voi.

Noun

või (genitive või, partitive [please provide])

  1. butter
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • "või" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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