Estonian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈhoˑvɑ/, [jeˈɦoˑvɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oˑvɑ
  • Hyphenation: Je‧hoo‧va

Proper noun

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Jehoova (genitive Jehoova, partitive Jehoovat)

  1. Jehovah (the name of the only god of the Israelites)

Declension

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Declension of Jehoova (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Jehoova
accusative nom.
gen. Jehoova
genitive
partitive Jehoovat
illative Jehoovasse
inessive Jehoovas
elative Jehoovast
allative Jehoovale
adessive Jehooval
ablative Jehoovalt
translative Jehoovaks
terminative Jehoovani
essive Jehoovana
abessive Jehoovata
comitative Jehoovaga

Derived terms

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References

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  • Jehoova in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • Jehoova”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009