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sammutus.

putting out (a fire); fire fighting

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɑmːutus/[ˈs̠ɑ̝mːut̪us̠]
  1. putting out (a fire); fire fighting

  2. a shutdown (act of shutting something down)

  3. quenching (a thirst; quenching in metallurgy)

Where this word comes from

sammuttaa (“to put (a fire) out, extinguish; to shut down; to quench”) + -us

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