rebima

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *repidäk, possibly sound-symbolic. Cognates include Finnish repiä, Võro räbimä, Votic and Ingrian reppiä, Livvi revitä, Ludian rebitä, Veps rebita and Northern Sami rahpat (to open) (from Proto-Samic *rëpëtēk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreb̥imɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ebimɑ
  • Hyphenation: re‧bi‧ma

Verb

rebima (da-infinitive rebida)

  1. (transitive) to tear, to rip, to pull, to jerk, to tug
    • 2014, “Külmking”, performed by Metsatöll:
      Rebi liha lahti aplalt
      Rip the meat apart greedily
  2. (weightlifting) to snatch
  3. (informal) to vie; to spurt, to sprint (to push ahead of others with a strong, fierce effort)
    Esikoha pärast rebis kolm meeskonda.Three teams vied for first place.
    Võidusõitja rebis ennast kolmandaks.The racer fought his way into third place.

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References

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