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sortua

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Finnish

Etymology

sortaa + -ua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsortuɑˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞rt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ortuɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sor‧tu‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): sor‧tua

Verb

sortua

  1. (intransitive) to crumble, fall, collapse, cave in, crash down
  2. (intransitive) to lapse, indulge in (slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid)
    Synonym: langeta

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

From sortaa (to fall in battle) + -ua.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsortuɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rto̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsortuɑ/, [ˈʃo̞rtuɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ortoː, -ortuɑ
  • Hyphenation: sor‧tu‧a

Verb

sortua

  1. (intransitive) to fall (in battle)
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia, “1387. Soikkola, Mäkkylä, III256”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 89-90:
      Ku siä sortunet sottaa, // Sotasoitun soittajaksi,
      As you might fall in battle in the war, As the player of the war-horn,

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type 1/ampua, rt-rr gradation), Indikativa ...

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