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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tähdüstädäk, by surface analysis, täht + -stama. Cognate with Finnish tähystää.
Pronunciation
Verb
tähistama (da-infinitive tähistada) (transitive, usually atelic)
- to celebrate, to mark, to commemorate (an event)
- to mark with, to indicate with
- tähistamata matmispaigad ― unmarked burial sites
Pikad vokaalid on tähistatud tähe kohal oleva kriipsuga.- Long vowels are indicated by a dash above the letter.
Sakslased tähistavad tormi ja rünnakut ühe ja sama sõnaga.- Germans use the same word for storm and attack.
- to mark, to signify; to represent, to stand for; to refer to; to mean
- Synonym: tähendama
- 1918. aasta tähistab uue aja algust Eesti ajaloos. ― 1918 marks the beginning of a new era in Estonian history.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
tähistama (ÕS type
27/elama, no gradation)
Derived terms
References
- tähistama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “tähistama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009