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avata.

to open

5 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑʋɑtɑˣ/[ˈɑ̝ʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to open

    transitive
    Avasin sipsipussin.
    Avasin oven.
  2. to open Covers a wide variety of English verbs beginning with un-, dis- or de-: to unwrap, unlock, unfasten, untie, undo, unbutton, unhook, unstrap, unbuckle, uncork, disenchant, disentangle

    transitive
    Avasin oven lukon.
    Avasin kengännauhani.
  3. to open, open up, establish, inaugurate

    transitive
    Leipomo avattiin lähelle kotiani.
  4. to turn on, switch on

    transitive
    Avasin television.
  5. to open up about, explain, describe in more detail, clarify

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *avait'ak (compare Estonian avama, Veps avaita, Votic avatõ), derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aŋa- (compare Hungarian old (“to untie, to solve”), Erzya анксема (anksema, “ice hole”), автемс (avtems, “to open”) (from *aŋta-), Northern Mansi [script needed] (āŋkwi, “to open, to take off, to skin”), Northern Khanty эӈкта (eṇkta, “to open, to take off, to unfasten”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (ńaŋər-)).

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