# tahtoa
## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tahtoidak.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝xt̪o̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
* Hyphenation: tah‧toa

#### Verb

tahtoa
* (transitive) to want [with first infinitive ‘to do’]
    Synonym: haluta
    Tahdon jäätelön.I want an ice cream.
    Tahdotko lisää kakkua?Do you want more cake?
    Tahdon laulaa karaokea.I want to sing karaoke.
    Tahdotko ottaa hänet aviovaimoksesi?Do you want to take her to be your wife?
* (intransitive) to tend (to have a tendency to)
    Hinnat tahtovat nousta.The prices tend to rise.

##### Usage notes

* Both tahtoa and haluta mean "to want (to)", but tahtoa has a nuance of stronger will and/or determination.

##### Synonyms

* (to want): haluta
* (to tend): pyrkiä

##### Derived terms

* tahdon (“I do”) (wedding vow)
* tahtominen
* tai

##### Related terms

* tahansa
* tahallinen
* tahaton
* tahi
* tai
* taikka

#### Further reading

* “tahtoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝xt̪o̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ
* Hyphenation: tah‧toa

#### Noun

tahtoa
* partitive singular of tahto

### Anagrams

* ahotta, haotta

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tahtodak. Cognates include Finnish tahtoa and Estonian tahta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑhtoː, -ɑhtoɑ
* Hyphenation: tah‧to‧a

#### Verb

tahtoa
* (transitive) to want
** 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:Senen peräst, jot höö tahtoot uutta elloa oppia.Because they want to try out a new life.
* (transitive) to need
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 60:Puita paljo stroika tahtoo.Construction needs a lot of trees.

##### Synonyms

* (to want): haluta (“to desire”), himottaa, ohvottaissa
* (to need): hoolia, tarvita

##### Derived terms

* tahto

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑ/, [ˈtɑhto̞ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑhtoː, -ɑhtoɑ
* Hyphenation: tah‧to‧a

#### Noun

tahtoa
* partitive singular of tahto

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 567

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tahtoidak.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈtɑhtoɑ̯/, [ˈtɑhtoɑ̯]
* Rhymes: -ɑhtoɑ̯
* Hyphenation: tah‧toa

### Verb

tahtoa
* (transitive) to want, desire
* (impersonal) needs, lacks

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tahtoa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn