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nukuttaa

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Finnish

Etymology

nukkua + -ttaa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnukutːɑːˣ/, [ˈnukut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ukutːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): nu‧kut‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): nu‧kut‧taa

Verb

nukuttaa

  1. (impersonal + partitive) to feel sleepy
    Minua nukuttaa.
    I feel sleepy.
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to make (someone) feel sleepy
  3. (transitive) to put to sleep
    Pekka nukuttaa vauvaa.
    Pekka is putting the baby to sleep.
  4. (transitive) to knock someone out
    Allergiapilleri nukutti hänet kolmeksi tunniksi.
    The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours.
  5. (transitive) to anesthetize, put under

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

From nukkua (to slumber) + -ttaa.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnukutːɑː/, [ˈnukuˑtːɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnukutːɑː/, [ˈnuɡ̊uˑtːɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ukutːɑː
  • Hyphenation: nu‧kut‧taa

Verb

nukuttaa

  1. (transitive) to put to sleep
    Annu nukuttaa hänen poikaa.Annu is putting her son to sleep.
  2. (intransitive, verb in third person, subject in partitive) to feel sleepy
    Annua i itsiäki nukuttaa.Annu herself is feeling sleepy, too.

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type 2/kirjuttaa, tt-t gradation), Indikativa ...

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 350
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