irrottaa

irrota +‎ -ttaa

• IPA^(key): /ˈirːotːɑːˣ/,
• Rhymes: -irːotːɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): ir‧rot‧taa

irrottaa

1. (transitive) to loosen, free, detach, unfasten, undo, separate, release, untether, decouple, take off, dislodge (cause something to cease to be attached or a part of something else, either physically or abstractly; make something detached or separate from something else)

   Antonym: kiinnittää

   irrottaa jarru ― to release the brake

   irrottaa kytkin ― to disengage the clutch

   irrottaa puhelin seinästä ― to disconnect the telephone

   irrottaa vene ― to unmoor/undock a boat

   irrottaa katseensa (+ elative) ― to take one's eyes off

   irrottaa otteensa (+ elative) ― to let go (of), loosen one's grip

   Irrotin sonnin lieasta ja sain pötkiä pakoon.

   I untethered the bull and had to make a quick getaway.

   Alus irrotettiin karilta monen hinaajan voimin.

   The ship was dislodged from the rock with the help of multiple tugboats.

   Poika irrotti otteensa ja putosi.

   The boy loosened his grip and fell.

   Kalkkunan koivet irrotetaan ruhosta.

   The legs of the turkey are separated from the carcass.

• irroittaa (now nonstandard)

• “irrottaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02