Estonian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Finnic *ombëldak. Cognate to Finnish ommella and Votic õmmõllõ. Compare also Inari Sami uubbalm (needle).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈɤmb̥lemɑ/, [ˈɤmb̥lemɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɤmblemɑ
  • Hyphenation: õmb‧le‧ma

Verb

edit

õmblema (da-infinitive õmmelda)

  1. (transitive) to sew
    Vanaema õmbles mu püksid, mis katki läksid.
    My grandmother sewed my pants that were torn.

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

References

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