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vaatia.

to demand, insist, call for, order

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɑːtiɑˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝ːt̪iɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to demand, insist, call for, order

    transitive
    Vaadin saada tietää.
    Vaadin sinulta anteeksipyyntöä.
  2. to need, require, take, necessitate

    transitive
    Mitä ehdokkailta vaaditaan?
  3. to claim, demand, lay claim to

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed either from Proto-Norse [Term?] (from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to wager, to pledge”)) or alternatively from Proto-Norse [Term?] (from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną (“to greet”)). However, the -aa- (as opposed to short -a-) seems difficult to explain. Compare Karelian vuatie.

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