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kivistaa

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See also: kivistää

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kippiä (sore) + -istaa. Akin to Finnish kivistää.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkiʋistɑː/, [ˈkiʋiˑs̠tɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkiʋistɑː/, [ˈkiʋiˑʃtɑː]
  • Rhymes: -iʋistɑː
  • Hyphenation: ki‧vis‧taa

Verb

kivistaa

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to ache

Usage notes

  • Mostly, the subject of the verb is not expressed, while the experiencer of the pain is put in the allative case:
    Miul päätä kivistaa.I have a headache. (literally, “It aches a head at me.”)

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type 2/kirjuttaa, st-ss gradation), Indikativa ...

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 173
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