See also: sundima

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *süntüdäk, from Proto-Uralic *sentew-. Cognates include Finnish syntyä, Võro sündümä, Livonian sindõ, (Salaca) sündõ, Votic süntüä, Ingrian syntyä, Karelian syntyö, Ludian sündüdä (to fit), Veps sünduda; Northern Sami šaddat (from *šëntëtēk); Komi-Zyrian содны (sodny, to grow) and possibly also Hungarian ellik (to give birth, to calve).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsynʲd̥imɑ/, [ˈsynʲd̥ʲimɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ynʲdimɑ
  • Hyphenation: sün‧di‧ma

Verb edit

sündima (da-infinitive sündida) (intransitive)

  1. to be born (to come out of the womb)
    On sündinud uus põlvkond.A new generation is born.
    Kassil sündisid pojad.The cat had kittens.
    väljaspool abielu sündinud laps.a child born out of wedlock
    Maril sündis Andresega esimene laps.Mary had her first child with Andres.
    Liinal sündis tütar.Liina had a daughter.
    Sa oled õnnetähe all sündinud.You were born under a lucky star (= you are a lucky person).
    Ma pole eile sündinud.I was not born yesterday (= I'm not stupid).
    1. (chiefly in the past active participle) innate, born (having an innate talent or aptitude)
      Ta on sündinud poliitik.He is a born politician.
      Sõduriks ei sünnita.You are not born a soldier.
  2. to arise, to develop, to emerge
  3. to take place, to happen, to occur
  4. to suit, be suitable

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Compounds edit

Compound verbs edit

References edit

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