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lautua.

to spread, multiply; to grow stronger (particularly of skin conditions)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɑu̯tuɑˣ/[ˈlɑ̝u̯t̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to spread, multiply; to grow stronger (particularly of skin conditions)

    dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Cognates include Karelian lautuo, Lule Sami lawˈdâ (“dispersed”) and lawˈdât (“to spread, disperse”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *laudaz (“great”), perhaps with + -tua; compare lauti (“dispersed”), as well as Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*lauþs, “great”) and 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan, “to grow”).

verb/ˈlɑu̯tuɑˣ/[ˈlɑ̝u̯t̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to weaken, to melt

    dialectal · intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Compare lauhtua.

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