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heruttaa

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Finnish

Etymology

herua + -ttaa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈherutːɑːˣ/, [ˈhe̞rut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -erutːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): he‧rut‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): he‧rut‧taa

Verb

heruttaa

  1. (agriculture, of cattle) to cause to secrete milk
  2. to extract (liquid from something)
    Onnistuin heruttamaan viinimarjoista tavallista enemmän mehua.
    I managed to extract more syrup out of the currants than usually.
  3. to give rise to (to be the origin of; to produce; to result in)
    Hannun provokatiivinen puhe herutti yleisöltä paljon kommentteja.
    Hannu's provocative speech gave rise to a multitude of comments from the audience.
  4. (slang) to seek the attention (or sex, money, etc.) of the opposite gender
  5. (slang, usually of females) to wear a very open-collared shirt that reveals cleavage

Conjugation

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