Estonian

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from German arretieren. With -ma suffix.

Verb

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arreteerima (da-infinitive arreteerida) (transitive)

  1. to arrest (to seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody)
    Synonym: vahistama
  2. (technology) to arrest, to lock, to stop (:part of a mechanism)

Conjugation

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See also

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Further reading

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  • arreteerima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • arreteerima”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • arreteerima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)