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Estonian

Etymology

kõne +‎ -lema

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɤnelemɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -emɑ
  • Hyphenation: kõ‧ne‧le‧ma

Verb

kõnelema (da-infinitive kõnelda or kõneleda)

  1. (transitive) to tell; to speak
    Synonym: rääkima
    Need arvud kõnelevad majanduse tõusust.
    These figures speak of the rise of the economy.
  2. to hold a speech, to talk formally
    President kõneles rahvale lossi rõdult.
    The president held a speech to the nation from the balcony of the castle.

Conjugation

References

  • kõnelema in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • kõnelema”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009