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odottaa.

to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈodotːɑːˣ/[ˈo̞do̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]

  1. to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate

    transitive
    odottaa innolla
    odottaa mielenkiinnolla

  2. to expect, to anticipate

    intransitive
    Hän odotti heidän tulevan.

  3. to be expecting, be pregnant

    transitive
    Hän odottaa poikaa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *odottadak (compare Estonian ootama), from Proto-Finno-Permic *woča- (compare Erzya учомс (učoms), Eastern Mari вучаш (vučaš)).

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