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soittaa.

to play (produce music using a musical instrument; use a device to hear a recording)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsoi̯tːɑːˣ/[ˈs̠o̞i̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to play (produce music using a musical instrument; use a device to hear a recording)

    transitive
    Hän soittaa kitaraa.
    Hän soittaa kitaralla.
  2. to phone, call

    intransitive
    soittaa (puhelimella) jollekin
    Soitan sinulle illalla.
  3. to ring, toll (a bell; also idiomatically in the expression soittaa kelloa)

    transitive
    soittaa kelloa
    soittaa ovikelloa
  4. to drive, ride (now chiefly in idiomatic expressions, such as yhtä soittoa)

    archaic · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *soittadak. Equivalent to soida (“to make a sound, ring”) + -ttaa (causative verb).

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