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valita.

to choose, select

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɑlitɑˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝lit̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to choose, select

    transitive
    Valitse yksi vaihtoehdoista.
  2. to elect, choose [with translative ‘as, into the position of’; or with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] (into a position of power)

    transitive
    Kuka valittiin presidentiksi?
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *valit'ak (compare Estonian valima, Karelian valita, Veps valita, Võro valima, valitsõma, Votic valittsa), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waljaną and further derived with + -ita.

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