ravistelu

Finnish

Etymology

ravistella (“to shake”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑʋistelu/,
• Rhymes: -elu
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧vis‧te‧lu

Noun

ravistelu

1. shake (act of shaking)

Usage notes

• As with most frequentatives, ravistaa and ravistella and their derivatives ravistus and ravistelu are quite close in meaning. However, ravistaa and ravistus tend to refer to a more short-term and/or regular action, whereas ravistella and ravistelu refer to a more long-term and/or erratic shaking.

  Ravista ennen käyttöä. ― Shake before use.

  Jatkuvat maanjäristykset ravistelivat rakennuksia. ― Continuous earthquakes shook the buildings.

Declension

See also

• ravistus

Further reading

• “ravistelu”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• varistelu