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ootama

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *odottadak, from Proto-Uralic *woča-. Cognates include Finnish odottaa, Livonian vȯ’dlõ, Votic ootta, Ingrian ootella, Veps vottatada, Livvi vuottua, Ludian vuotada, Pite Sami ådsotet, Erzya учомс (učoms), Moksha учемс (učems) and Eastern Mari вучаш (vučaš). Possibly a derivation of oda, in which case the meaning has changed from to protect, to guard > to wait.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːtɑmɑ/, [ˈoːtːɑmɑ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːtɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: oo‧ta‧ma

Verb

ootama (da-infinitive oodata)

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to wait (for), await

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • oodatavasti
  • oodatu
  • oode
  • ootaja
  • ootamatu
  • ootamine
  • ootel
  • ootele
  • ootus

Compound verbs

  • ära ootama

References

  • ootama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • ootama”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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