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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aivastadak. Cognate with Finnish aivastaa, Karelian aivastautuo, Võro aivastama and Votic aivassaa.
Pronunciation
Verb
aevastama (da-infinitive aevastada)
- to sneeze
- (intransitive) To spout air through the nose (and the mouth) due to an irritation of the nasal mucosa.
Pole võimalik silmad lahti aevastada.- It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
- Synonym: turtsuma
- (transitive, colloquial) To show one's patronizing attitude; not care about, ignore something/someone (genitive + peale).
Ma aevastan selle peale, mida sina asjast arvad!- I don't care about what you think of that!
- (literally, “I am sneezing on what you think of that!”)
- Synonyms: sülitama, sülgama, vilistama
Conjugation
Conjugation of
aevastama (ÕS type
27/elama, no gradation)
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