eha

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ektä. Cognate with Finnish ehtä (“evening get-together”) (dialectal), Livvi ehty (“evening”), Ludian eht (“evening”) and Veps eht (“evening”). Possibly doublet of õhtu (from earlier *ektago).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈehɑ/, [ˈeɦɑ]
• Rhymes: -ehɑ
• Hyphenation: e‧ha

Noun

eha (genitive eha, partitive eha)

1. dusk; twilight after the setting of the Sun
   1. The reddening of the western sky after sunset; afterglow.

      purpurpunane eha ― purplish red twilight

      ehast roosatav kaldaliiv ― sand on the shore blushing from twilight

      töötab koidust ehani ― work from dawn to dusk

      Sügisene eha ei valgusta kaua. ― Autumn dusk does not light for long.

   2. (rare) A reddish glow or glare.
      • 1940, Friedebert Tuglas, “Esimene välisreis [First trip abroad]”, in Noorusmälestused [Memories from my youth], Tartu, pages 200–201:

        Nõrgas laternate ehas mingid suured majad, enamasti aga kõrged krobelised müürid. Liikusin nagu kobades. Hämar, vaikne, mitte ühtki inimest. Ei meenutanud üldse linna, kõige vähem Pariisi kujutelma.

        In the faint glow of lanterns, there are some big houses, but mostly high, rough walls. I moved as if in clumps. It was dim, silent, not a single person. It didn't resemble a city at all, especially the image of Paris.

See also

• videvik
• hämarik
• koit
• agu

References

• eha in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “eha”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009