korvata

korva +‎ -ta, based on a dialectal meaning "side, edge" of korva.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorʋɑtɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -orʋɑtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kor‧va‧ta

korvata (transitive)

1. to replace, substitute
   1. to replace (supply or substitute an equivalent for)
   2. to replace, take the place of, take over the position or role from
   3. to substitute (to use in place of something)

      Minulla ei ollut salottisipulia, joten korvasin sen sipulilla.

      I had no shallots so I substituted onion.

      Jouduin korvaamaan salottisipulit sipulilla.

      I had to substitute onion for shallots. / I had to substitute shallots with onion.

   4. to substitute for (to serve as a replacement)

      Varallisuuden kerääminen tätä kautta voi korvata henkilökohtaisen säästämisen.

      Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving.

2. to pay compensation, compensate, reimburse for, refund, restitute, recompense

   Synonym: hyvittää

   1. (insurance) to pay compensation, compensate, indemnify, recompense
3. (obsolete) to compare, place beside

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

• “korvata”, 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