sülitama

Estonian

Etymology

sülg (saliva) + -tama

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsylitɑmɑ/, [ˈsylʲitˑɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ylitɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: sü‧li‧ta‧ma

Verb

sülitama (da-infinitive sülitada)

  1. (also figuratively) to spit
    Synonym: sülgama
  2. (informal, idiomatic) to spit on, to not care for (+ adessive case or genitive case + peale)
    Synonyms: aevastama, sülgama, vilistama

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sülitaja
  • sülitamine
  • süliti
  • sülitis

References

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