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nostaa.

to lift, raise, elevate

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnostɑːˣ/[ˈno̞s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to lift, raise, elevate

    transitive
  2. to lift, raise, elevate to hoist (to raise or lift to a desired elevation, e.g. sails or a flag)

    transitive
  3. to lift up, raise up, pick up (so that something is standing)

    transitive
    nostaa kaatunut tuoli
  4. to pick up (to grasp and raise, e.g. off the ground)

    transitive
    nostaa kivi maasta
  5. to pick up (to grasp and raise, e.g. off the ground) to harvest (something grown underground, such as potatoes)

    transitive
    nostaa perunat
  6. to pick up (to grasp and raise, e.g. off the ground) to draw (take the top card of a deck into hand)

    transitive
  7. to push up

    transitive
  8. to raise, increase

    transitive
    nostaa hintoja
    nostaa nopeutta
  9. to release, depress (a pedal, button, etc.)

    transitive
  10. to cause, bring about, raise, elicit

    figuratively · transitive
    nostaa väki kapinaan
    nostaa meteli
  11. to draw, withdraw (to extract money from an account)

    transitive
    nostaa tililtä rahaa
  12. to take out (loan)

    transitive
  13. to haul (to sail closer to the wind)

    transitive
  14. to take legal action

    transitive
    nostaa kanne
    nostaa syyte
  15. to fade in

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nostadak. Equivalent to no(u)s- (“to rise”) + -taa. * (to draw, withdraw, take out): Perhaps by analogy with picking up or lifting money out of a box or chest. * (to take legal action): From the figurative sense “to cause, bring about”.

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