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kuumottaa

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːmotːɑːˣ/, [ˈkuːmo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uːmotːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): kuu‧mot‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): kuu‧mot‧taa

Etymology 1

    Variant of kumottaa.

    Verb

    kuumottaa

    1. (intransitive) to be barely visible, seem to be, be in sight, glimmer (unclearly, as through another medium)
      Usvan läpi kuumottaa toinen alus.
      There is another vessel, barely visible through the mist.
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    Etymology 2

      kuuma + -ottaa

      Verb

      kuumottaa

      1. (transitive, usually atelic) to heat, to cause to feel hot
        Lamppu kuumottaa niskaani.
        The lamp is heating my neck.
      2. (intransitive) to feel hot,to be hot, to burn
        Niskaani kuumottaa.
        My neck is hot.
      3. (intransitive, colloquial) to feel hot because of nervousness or excitement
      4. (transitive, usually atelic, colloquial) to cause to feel hot because of nervousness or excitement; to incite nervousness or excitement
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