vedama

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Estonian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wetä, most likely a borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-. Cognate to Finnish vetää, Ludian vedädä, Erzya ветямс (veťams, to carry, to lead), and Hungarian vezet.

Verb

[edit]

vedama (da-infinitive vedada)

  1. to pull, to carry
  2. to haul
  3. to be lucky (subject is in the adessive)
    Mul ei vedanud.
    I wasn't lucky.

Conjugation

[edit]