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sulattaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sulattadak. Equivalent to sulaa (to melt, thaw) + -ttaa (causative aspect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsulɑtːɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠ulɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ulɑtːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): su‧lat‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): su‧lat‧taa

Verb

sulattaa (transitive)

  1. to melt (to cause something to melt)
  2. to smelt (to produce metal from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal)
  3. to thaw, defrost
  4. to digest (to separate food in the alimentary canal)
  5. (figurative) to digest (to think over and arrange methodically in the mind)
  6. (figurative) to put up with, tolerate (to suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying)
    Tuollaista englantia minä en sulata.
    This is the sort of English up with which I will not put. (quote often attributed to Winston Churchill)

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sulattadak, equivalent to sullaa (to melt) + -ttaa. Akin to Finnish sulattaa.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsulɑtːɑː/, [ˈs̠uɫɑtːɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsulɑtːɑː/, [ˈʃuɫɑtːɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ulɑtːɑː
  • Hyphenation: su‧lat‧taa

Verb

sulattaa

  1. (transitive) to melt
  2. (transitive) to defrost

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type 2/kirjuttaa, tt-t gradation), Indikativa ...

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 549
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