vaiti
Finnish
editEtymology
editvai- (“to fall silent”) + -ti (indicates manner); "to the point of being silent". Cognates include Estonian vait, Veps vaikt´i.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editvaiti
- silent, quiet (without uttering a sound)
- Istuin vaiti, kun hän selitti suunnitelman.
- I sat silent as he explained the plan.
- Ole vaiti!
- Be quiet!
- Shut up!
- Pojat pysyivät vaiti illan tapahtumista.
- The boys kept quiet about the night's events.
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editFurther reading
edit- “vaiti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04