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katkaista.

to cut, cut off, sever, split, disconnect

9 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɑtkɑi̯stɑˣ/[ˈkɑ̝t̪kɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to cut, cut off, sever, split, disconnect

    transitive
  2. to interrupt, cut short, break off, truncate

    transitive
  3. to break (off), amputate (e.g. a leg)

    transitive
  4. to prune off, trim off, lop off

    transitive
  5. synonym of taittaa (“to make a trip, cover a distance”)

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

katk- + -aista (momentane verb); from the same root as katketa and katkoa.

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