voida

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *voidak, from Proto-Uralic *woje-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋoi̯dɑˣ/, [ˈʋo̞i̯dɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -oidɑ Syllabification(key): voi‧da Hyphenation(key): voi‧da === Verb === voida (intransitive) can, to be able to, to be capable [with first infinitive] Synonyms: kyetä, pystyä, (in the past tense) saattaa tehdä voitavansa ― to do what one can, to do one's best can, may, might, to be possible [with first infinitive] Synonym: saattaa (in the conditional mood) could [with first infinitive] (see usage notes) may, to be allowed (to), to be permitted (to) [with first infinitive] Synonym: saada can, to be acceptable, appropriate or justified (to); (with negative) should, must (not) [with first infinitive] Synonym: sopia to be, feel, do, fare (to enquire or talk about wellbeing) can do [with allative ‘about’] (be able to influence) ==== Usage notes ==== Being completely identical to the present forms, the past forms in positive sentences are very often replaced with the respective forms of a synonym, such as kyetä, pystyä or saada (depending on the intended meaning): Some may perceive the usage of voida for "may" as incorrect (similarly to can being used for permission) and instead advise to use saada. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “voida”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === vodia == Franco-Provençal == === Adjective === voida f sg (Old Dauphinois) alternative form of vouedo (“empty”) === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*vŏcĭtus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 14: U–Z, page 589 == Ludian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *voidak. === Verb === voida to can, to be able to ==== Conjugation ==== === References === M. Pahomov (2022), Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎[2], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *voidak. === Verb === voida can, to be able ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “мочь, смочь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika