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upota.

to sink [with illative ‘in’] (descend into liquid)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈupotɑˣ/[ˈupo̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to sink [with illative ‘in’] (descend into liquid)

    intransitive
    Laiva uppoaa!
  2. to get stuck, get bogged down

    intransitive
    Jalkani upposivat kuraan.
  3. to bite [with illative] (e.g. of a saw)

    intransitive
    Saha upposi puuhun.
  4. to go over, strike home, do its work on

    intransitive
    Sinun vitsisi eivät oikein uppoa.
    Pomon puhe upposi työntekijöihin.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *up'ot'ak, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *uppa (“suffocating”). If so, related to Erzya and Moksha опа (opa, “warm, hot, stuffy, suffocating”).

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