aitäh

Estonian

Estonian phrasebook

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Etymology

A reduction of aituma, which is a reduction of aita (“help”) jumal (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑi̯tˈtæhː/, [ˌɑi̯tˈtæhː]
• Rhymes: -æhː
• Hyphenation: ai‧täh

Interjection

aitäh

1. thank you, thanks

See also

• tänan

References

• “aitäh”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012