käivitama

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Estonian

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Etymology

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käibima +‎ -tama, coined by Estonian linguist Johannes Voldemar Veski in 1925.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkæi̯vitɑmɑ/, [ˈkæi̯vit̚ˌtɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -æivitɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: käi‧vi‧ta‧ma

Verb

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käivitama (da-infinitive käivitada)

  1. (transitive) to start, to set in motion, to activate (start, operate or move a machine, engine or appliance)
    Käivita mootor ja siis alustame.Start the engine and then we'll start.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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