Estonian

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Etymology

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hävi- (to be destroyed) +‎ -tama (causative suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhævitɑmɑ/, [ˈ(h)ævitˑɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ævitɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: hä‧vi‧ta‧ma

Verb

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hävitama (da-infinitive hävitada)

  1. causative of hävima: to destroy, to annihilate, to obliterate, to wipe out, to eradicate, to exterminate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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