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nimittää

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Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nimittädäk, equivalent to nimi (name) + -ittää.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnimitːæːˣ/, [ˈnimit̪ːæː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -imitːæː
  • Syllabification(key): ni‧mit‧tää
  • Hyphenation(key): ni‧mit‧tää

Verb

nimittää

  1. (transitive) to assign, appoint [with translative ‘into a position’]
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to name, dub, designate [with translative ‘name’]

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Derived terms

compounds

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