niitma

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *niittädäk.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːtmɑ/, [ˈnʲiːtmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iːtmɑ
  • Hyphenation: niit‧ma

Verb[edit]

niitma (da-infinitive niita)

  1. (transitive) to mow
  2. (transitive, of illness) to mow down; to decimate
  3. (transitive) to cut, to shear (wool, fur, etc.)

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References[edit]

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