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karvata.

to forecheck

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɑrʋɑtɑˣ/[ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to forecheck

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

karva (“hair”) + -ta, from the expression pelata vastakarvaa (“to forecheck”, literally “to play against the grain”)

verb/ˈkɑrʋɑtɑˣ/[ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to unhair

    transitive
  2. to be haired; to become covered in hair

    dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

karva (“hair”) + -ta

verb/ˈkɑrʋɑtɑˣ/[ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to splice, extend (combine pieces of wood)

    dialectal · intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish skarva (“splice”) + -ta.

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