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eht’t’a

dialectal

language: Veps

part of speech: Verb

pronunciation: eht΄ta (Northern Veps), eht΄t΄a (Central Western Veps)

phonetic variants: ehttä (Southern Veps, Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: успевать
concept: to have time (+ to)

translation

Livvi: ehtie; ehtiä; kerritä

Ludian: ehtida; ehtidä; eht’a

Karelian Proper: ehtie; keeritä; keritä; kerritä

dialects of usage: Central Western Veps, Northern Veps

Examples (16)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. – Kaikil hol’ om kezaradoiš, kaik radod pidab ehtta rata. (Kezaräk)
2. Ku keda-se ei ehttud rižata, kävutihe toižel päiväl. (Unohtadud verod udel ladul)
3. Mugažo ei sa pühkta lavad da heitta irdale murdod – nece kaik pidab ehtta tehta edel praznikad, miše päzuda männudes ozatomudespäi da puhtastada sijad miččele-se hüväle. (Toziazjad kitajalaižes Udes vodes)
4. Lendaba, kuti johtutaba siš, miše pidab ehtta peitta kezad ičeze muhus,
Летят, как напоминание о том, что лето надо успеть спрятать хотя бы в эту пору в улыбке своей. (Ičtain ecind vai Kuz’mičan starinad)
5. En voi eskai ehtta el’geta, miččel kelel meletan.
Даже не успеваю понять, на каком языке я думаю. (Minun vepsläine oza. 2. Vauktan unen süles )

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