Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

purastaa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads

Finnish

Etymology

pura + -staa. Compare purasin (awl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpurɑstɑːˣ/, [ˈpurɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -urɑstɑː
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧ras‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): pu‧ras‧taa

Verb

purastaa (archaic)

  1. to engrave
  2. to make a hole with a tool
    Ei saatu vettä, vaikka oli purastettu monta kaivoa. - Paulaharju
    No water was found, although many wells had been dug.

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Synonyms

Anagrams

Remove ads

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads