Estonian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Finnic *odottadak, from Proto-Uralic *woča-. Cognates include Finnish odottaa, Livonian vȯ’dlõ, Votic ootta, Ingrian ootella, Veps vottatada, Livvi vuottua, Ludian vuotada, Pite Sami ådsotet, Erzya учомс (učoms), Moksha учемс (učems) and Eastern Mari вучаш (vučaš). Possibly a derivation of oda, in which case the meaning has changed from to protect, to guard > to wait.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːtɑmɑ/, [ˈoːtːɑmɑ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːtɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: oo‧ta‧ma

Verb

edit

ootama (da-infinitive oodata)

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to wait (for), await

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

Compound verbs

edit

References

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