suutma

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *suuttadak. Cognate with Finnish suuttaa, suittaa, Karelian suittoa (to save, gather, collect), Livvi suittua (to save, to collect), and Livonian sõitõ (to be able to). Possibly an old derivation from suu (mouth).

Pronunciation

Verb

suutma (da-infinitive suuta)

  1. to be able to, can
    Synonyms: jaksama, jõudma, võima, oskama, saama, küündima
    Ma ei tea, kas ma suudan nii palju valu taluda.
    I don't know if I can handle so much pain.

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References

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