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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *armastadak. Cognate with Finnish armastaa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑrmɑstɑmɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
- Hyphenation: ar‧mas‧ta‧ma
Verb
armastama (da-infinitive armastada)
- (transitive, usually atelic) to love (to feel love for someone or something)
- (intransitive, rare) to make love
- Synonym: armatsema
- (transitive, usually atelic) to prefer
- Synonym: eelistama
Armastan piima kohvile.- I prefer milk to coffee.
- (transitive) to love (to do something willingly)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
armastama (ÕS type
27/elama, no gradation)
Derived terms
References
- armastama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “armastama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009