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ommella
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ombëldak, a denominal verb of ommel (“seam, suture, stitch”). A word adopted into the standard language from eastern Finnish dialects, while the traditional word in western Finnish dialects for sewing is neuloa.
Pronunciation
Verb
ommella
- (transitive) to sew (use a needle to join pieces of fabric)
- Synonym: (Western Finnish) neuloa
- (transitive) to suture
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Further reading
- “ommella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ombëldak. Cognates include Finnish ommella and Estonian õmmelda.
Pronunciation
Verb
ommella
- (transitive) to sew
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 22:
- Simal ono suma. Siso ompeli suman.
- Sima has a bag. Sis sewed a bag.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 23:
- Kaik ono yhtee ommeltu.
- Everything is sewn together.
- (transitive) to fool
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References
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 15
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