hukkuma

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukkudak. Equivalent to hukk +‎ -uma. Cognate with Finnish and Ingrian hukkua.

Pronunciation

Verb

hukkuma (da-infinitive hukkuda)

  1. (intransitive) to die (in an accident or due to violence)
    Laevaõnnetuses hukkus sadu inimesi.
    Hundreds of people died in the ship accident.
  2. (intransitive) to be destroyed
    Kogu saak hukkus.
    The whole crop was destroyed.

Conjugation

References

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