Estonian

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Etymology

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käsitama +‎ -lema

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkæsitlemɑ/, [ˈkæsʲitˌlemɑ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -æsitlemɑ
  • Hyphenation: kä‧sit‧le‧ma

Verb

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käsitlema (da-infinitive käsitleda)

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to handle, deal with (to deal with a question or matter; to take something up for discussion or consideration)
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to apply, implement
  3. (transitive, usually atelic) to treat chemically

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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