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niitma

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *niittädäk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːtmɑ/, [ˈnʲiːtmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iːtmɑ
  • Hyphenation: niit‧ma

Verb

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niitma (da-infinitive niita)

  1. (transitive) to mow
  2. (transitive, of illness) to mow down; to decimate
  3. (transitive) to cut, to shear (wool, fur, etc.)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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