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lakata.

to stop, cease, come to an end, end, finish

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɑkɑtɑˣ/[ˈlɑ̝kɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]

  1. to stop, cease, come to an end, end, finish

    intransitive
    Sade lakkasi.

  2. to stop, cease, finish, end

    intransitive
    Aloin menestyä heti, kun lakkasin tekemästä kompromisseja.
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *slakōną (compare *slakaz, whence slack), and derived with + -ata.

verb/ˈlɑkɑtɑˣ/[ˈlɑ̝kɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]

  1. to varnish, lacquer

    intransitive · transitive

  2. to shellac (coat with shellac)

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

lakka (“lacquer, varnish”) + -ata

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