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soveltaa.

to apply (to make use of)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsoʋeltɑːˣ/[ˈs̠o̞ʋe̞l̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to apply (to make use of)

    soveltaa teoriaa ongelmaan
  2. to apply (to pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group)

    Sitä sääntöä sovelletaan vain ulkomaalaisiin.
Where this word comes from

From sopia + -eltaa or sopa + -eltaa. First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865); soveltua is attested somewhat earlier, since 1817 (for comparison, sovelias is attested since Agricola).

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