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sortaa.

to trample, treat harshly

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsortɑːˣ/[ˈs̠o̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to trample, treat harshly

    transitive
  2. to oppress, persecute, tyrannize, repress, bully

    transitive
  3. to cause to drift leeward

    transitive
  4. to tip over, cause to fall over, knock down

    dialectal · transitive
  5. synonym of sorruttaa

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sortadak (“to tip over, knock down”). Cognate with Ingrian sortaa, Karelian šortua, Ludian sortta and Veps sorta.

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