aher

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *ahtëra (“barren, sterile”), from Proto-Finno-Permic *akšterɜ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Finnish ahtera, Livonian ǭ’dõrz, Võro aher, Votic ahõr, Erzya якстерь (jaksteŕ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑher/, [ˈɑɦer] Rhymes: -ɑher Hyphenation: a‧her === Adjective === aher (genitive ahtra, partitive ahtrat, comparative ahtram, superlative kõige ahtram) (of a female, cows) infertile (not capable of reproducing children; not fertile) meie lehmake on ahtraks jäänud, süstime talle hormoone ― our cow is infertile, we are injecting her with hormones Synonyms: sigimisvõimet, sigivusetu, sigimatu, steriilne, viljatu barren or sterile (unable to bear children) kas ta naine vahest põeb või on aher? ― does his wife sometimes get sick or is she barren? Synonyms: impotentne, sigimisvõimet, viljatu (figuratively) sterile; scarce, meager, poor in some way iljumiseks vajab kadakas valgust, varjus jääb ta ahtraks ― in order to fruit, juniper needs light, in the shade it remains meager. rahalises mõttes oli aeg aher ― in financial terms, it was time to be scarce Synonym: viljatu (This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes, then please add them!) ==== Declension ==== === References === aher in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “aher”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “aher”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN === Anagrams === Hera == Kalasha == === Verb === aher Took (simple past of harik)