Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *aivastadak. Cognate with Finnish aivastaa, Karelian aivastautuo, Võro aivastama and Votic aivassaa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑe̯vɑstɑmɑ/, [ˈɑe̯vɑstɑmɑ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑevɑstɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: ae‧vas‧ta‧ma

Verb edit

aevastama (da-infinitive aevastada)

  1. to sneeze
    1. (intransitive) To spout air through the nose (and the mouth) due to an irritation of the nasal mucosa.
      Pole võimalik silmad lahti aevastada.
      It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
      Synonym: turtsuma
      1. (transitive, colloquial) To show one's patronizing attitude; not care about, ignore something/someone (genitive + peale).
        Ma aevastan selle peale, mida sina asjast arvad!
        I don't care about what you think of that!
        (literally, “I am sneezing on what you think of that!”)
        Synonyms: sülitama, sülgama, vilistama

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