See also: sündima

Estonian edit

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Etymology edit

PIE word
*dʰeh₁-

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *sǫditi (to judge), from both *sǫdì (a judge), from Proto-Indo-European *som-dʰh₁-ih₂, from *som- + *dʰeh₁- (to do, put, place) + *-ih₂, from *-h₂ (creates collective nouns), and from Proto-Indo-European *-iti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsund̥imɑ/, [ˈsund̥ʲimɑ]
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  • Rhymes: -undimɑ
  • Hyphenation: sun‧di‧ma

Verb edit

sundima (da-infinitive sundida)

  1. (transitive) to force (to compel someone or something to do something)
    sundisin end ärkama
    I forced myself to wake up
  2. (transitive) to force (to drive something by force; to cause something to occur)
    vigastus sundis Barutot võistlust katkestama
    the injury forced Baruto to retire from the race
    hirm sundis tegutsema
    fear forced action
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Conjugation edit

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References edit

  • sundima”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • sundima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)