käsitellä

Finnish

Etymology

käsittää +‎ -ellä (frequentative aspect). Originally simply "to reach with the hands, to fumble, to grope; to handle, hold with one's hands", with the modern figurative senses first developing in the 19th century, with such uses (initially "to discuss, handle (a matter)") first attested in 1836.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæsitelːæˣ/,
• Rhymes: -elːæ
• Syllabification^(key): kä‧si‧tel‧lä

Verb

käsitellä

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to handle (touch; to feel or hold with the hands)
2. (transitive, usually atelic) to handle, deal with (a matter)
3. (transitive, usually atelic) to treat (a person)

   Synonym: kohdella

4. (transitive) to process (an application; an industrial product; information), to treat (an industrial product)
5. (transitive) to discuss, converse on, talk about/over

   Synonym: keskustella

6. (transitive) to try, hear (a legal case)
7. (transitive) to debate on, discuss (a law proposal)
8. (transitive) to cover (provide coverage of a subject or matter)
9. (transitive, usually atelic) to process (mentally)

   Synonym: käydä läpi

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References

Further reading

• “käsitellä”, 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

Anagrams

• kellistää, sitkeällä