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murrettu

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Finnish

Etymology

murtaa (to break) + -ttu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmurːetːu(ˣ)/, [ˈmurːe̞t̪ːu(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -urːetːu
  • Syllabification(key): mur‧ret‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): mur‧ret‧tu

Adjective

murrettu (comparative murretumpi, superlative murretuin)

  1. broken (intentionally bent to the point of coming apart)
  2. broken (poorly spoken)

Usage notes

The words murtunut and murrettu are both translated as "broken" into English. The difference in Finnish is that with the term murtunut the emphasis is in the result, whereas with murrettu the emphasis is in the action that leads to breaking. It indicates that the breaking was intentional and not e.g. a result of the forces of nature.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Participle

murrettu

  1. past passive participle of murtaa
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