ootama

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *odottadak, from Proto-Uralic *woča-. Cognates include Finnish odottaa, Livonian vȯ’dlõ, Votic ootta, Ingrian ootella, Veps vottatada, Livvi vuottua, Ludian vuotada, Pite Sami ådsotet, Erzya учомс (učoms), Moksha учемс (učems) and Eastern Mari вучаш (vučaš). Possibly a derivation of oda, in which case the meaning has changed from to protect, to guard > to wait.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːtɑmɑ/,
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  • Rhymes: -oːtɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: oo‧ta‧ma

Verb

ootama (da-infinitive oodata)

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to wait (for), await

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References

  • ootama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • ootama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009