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riuhtoa

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Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *riuhtat'ak + -oa. Cognate with Ingrian riuhata, Karelian riuhtuo, Veps riuhtoda and Votic riuhõtõ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriu̯htoɑˣ/, [ˈriu̯ht̪o̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -iuhtoɑ
  • Syllabification(key): riuh‧to‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): riuh‧toa

Verb

riuhtoa

  1. (transitive) to yank, tug (to pull hard repeatedly)
    Hän riuhtoi koiran pois haaskalta.
    He tugged the dog away from the carcass.
    Hän riuhtoi turhaan koiraa haaskalta.
    He tried in vain to tug the dog away from the carcass.
    Hän riuhtoi koiraa kunnes se alistui.
    He continued to yank the dog until it submitted to his will.

Usage notes

If the yanking leads to the yanked object getting loose, the object is in the accusative, and otherwise in the partitive, like in the examples above.

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

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