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kasvattaa

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Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kasvattadak. Equivalent to kasva- (to grow) + -ttaa (causative aspect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑsʋɑtːɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠ʋɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsʋɑtːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): kas‧vat‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): kas‧vat‧taa

Verb

kasvattaa

  1. (transitive) to grow, let grow
    kasvattaa partaato grow a beard
  2. (transitive, agriculture) to grow, raise, breed
  3. (transitive, parenting) to rear, bring up, raise
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to educate, school
    Synonyms: kouluttaa, opettaa
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to train (for a certain duty)
    Synonyms: kouluttaa, opettaa
  6. (transitive) to increase, grow, increment (atelic without a target)
    Synonym: lisätä

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kasvattadak, equivalent to kasvaa (to grow) + -ttaa. Cognates include Finnish kasvattaa and Estonian kasvatada.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑsʋɑtːɑː/, [ˈkɑz̠ʋətːɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑsʋɑtːɑː/, [ˈkɑʒ̥ʋɑtːɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsʋɑtːɑː
  • Hyphenation: kas‧vat‧taa

Verb

kasvattaa

  1. (transitive) to grow
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:
      Heinän söökiil lammas kasvattaa lihhoja ja ku susi sööp lampaan, ni sil viisii hänen toittu tekahuu niist aineist, kummiil toittiis lammas.
      With the food from hay the sheep grows its meat and when the wolf eats the sheep, that way his feeding is made up from those materials, with which the sheep fed itself.
  2. (transitive) to bring up, raise

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type 2/kirjuttaa, tt-t gradation), Indikativa ...

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 142
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