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juottaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joottadak. Equivalent to juo- (to drink) + -ttaa (curative verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯tːɑːˣ/, [ˈjuo̞̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uotːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): juot‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): juot‧taa

Verb

juottaa

  1. (transitive) to give as drink [with allative ‘to’]
    Näytelmässä Kleopatra juotti Caesarille myrkkyä.
    In the play Cleopatra made Caesar drink poison.
    Juotin lapselle vettä.
    I gave the kid some water.
    Juotin koiralle vettä.
    I watered the dog.
  2. (transitive) to give a drink to; to water (an animal); to make someone drink, to drench; to be pushy in offering something to drink, (often) to get drunk
    Juotin koiraa. / Juotin koiran.
    I watered the dog.
    Yritätkö juottaa minut humalaan?
    Are you trying to get me drunk?
  3. (transitive) to use milk to fatten, to feed young animals meant for slaughter
  4. (transitive) to solder

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Derived terms

compounds

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