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murustaa

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Finnish

Etymology 1

muru (crumb) + -staa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmurustɑːˣ/, [ˈmurus̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -urustɑː
  • Syllabification(key): mu‧rus‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): mu‧rus‧taa

Verb

murustaa

  1. (transitive) to crumble (to produce crumbs as an unwanted byproduct, e.g. when eating)
    Synonym: murentaa
    Älä murusta sitä keksiä sohvalla!
    Don't crumble that biscuit on the sofa!
  2. (intransitive, informal) to crumble (to turn to crumbs, particularly of food)
    Synonyms: murustua, mureta, murentua
    Et saa syödä keksiä sohvalla, koska se murustaa.
    You must not eat the biscuit on the sofa because it crumbles.
Conjugation
More information indicative mood, present tense ...
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmurustɑː/, [ˈmurus̠tɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -urustɑː
  • Syllabification(key): mu‧rus‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): mu‧rus‧taa

Verb

murustaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of murustaa
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