andma

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta-. Cognates include Finnish antaa, Livonian andõ, Votic anta, Ingrian antaa, Livvi andua, Ludian and Veps antta; Northern Sami vuovdit (to sell) (from Proto-Samic *vuomtētēk), Erzya and Moksha андомс (andoms, to feed), Udmurt удыны (udyny, to give something to drink), Komi-Zyrian удны (udny, to give something to drink) and Hungarian ad (to give).

Pronunciation

Verb

andma (da-infinitive anda)

  1. (transitive) to give (to deliver or hand something to someone)
  2. (transitive) to give (away), to hand over, to give up, to give over
  3. (colloquial) to hit, to strike; to punish

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References

  • andma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • andma”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *antadak.

Verb

andma (da-infinitive andaq, first-person singular present anna)

  1. to give

Inflection

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