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sammua.

to go out, die (down) (of fire)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsɑmːuɑˣ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝mːuɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to go out, die (down) (of fire)

    intransitive
  2. to go out, go off (of light)

    intransitive
  3. to turn off, shut down, shut off, wind down (of a machine, device, etc.)

    intransitive
  4. to stall, shut off, flame out (of an engine etc.)

    intransitive
  5. to be quenched (of thirst)

    intransitive
  6. to die, fade/melt away, diminish (of feelings, emotions)

    intransitive
  7. to die, to go extinct (of a language)

    intransitive
  8. to die out (of traditions, etc.)

    intransitive
  9. to crash, conk out (to fall asleep)

    colloquial · intransitive
  10. to pass out (due to heavy consumption of alcohol)

    colloquial · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sampudak (compare Ingrian sammua, Karelian sammuo, Veps sampta). The weak grade -mm- has been levelled to all forms.

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