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Estonian
Etymology
kari + -stama
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑristɑmɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
- Hyphenation: ka‧ris‧ta‧ma
Verb
karistama (da-infinitive karistada)
- (transitive, usually atelic) to punish
- Õpetaja karistas õpilast halva käitumise eest. ― The teacher punished the student for misbehaving.
- (dialectal) to warn, to scold
Conjugation
Conjugation of
karistama (ÕS type
27/elama, no gradation)
Derived terms
References
- karistama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “karistama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009