kattaa.
to cover, top
Meaning & usage
to cover, top
Lumi kattaa maiseman.
to cover, top to pave
Piha katetaan kivilaatoilla.
to cover, encompass
Verkko kattaa koko Suomen pohjoista Lappia lukuun ottamatta.
Käsitteen kattava määrittely on sangen hankalaa.
to set, lay (the dinner table)
Liinalla peitetylle pöydälle katettiin astiat ja ruokailuvälineet neljälle.
to cover, defray (e.g. costs, demand)
Vakuutus voi kattaa kustannukset, jos jotain sattuu.
to roof (a house)
Talo katettiin kattohuovalla.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kattadak. Equivalent to kansi (“lid, top, cover”) + -taa (causative verb), with (once upon a time) regular consonant cluster simplification *-ntt- > *-tt-. * (to set, lay (the table)): Compare German decken. * (to cover (costs, demand, etc.)): Compare German decken. * (to roof): Compare katto (“roof”) and Karelian kattua.
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