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soovima

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *soodak, from Proto-Indo-European *suH-é. Compare Sanskrit सुवति (suváti, to drive). Cognate to Finnish suoda and Votic soovia. In Estonian and Votic the infix -vi- has been added.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsoːvimɑ/, [ˈsoːvimɑ]

Verb

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soovima (da-infinitive soovida)

  1. to wish, want

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • soovima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • soovima”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • soovima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)