ahmaista

== Finnish == === Etymology === ahma +‎ -aista === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑhmɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝xmɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑhmɑistɑ Syllabification(key): ah‧mais‧ta Hyphenation(key): ah‧mais‧ta === Verb === ahmaista (transitive) to wolf down, eat quickly, gulp, gobble, hog, stuff oneself with (without regard for table manners) ==== Usage notes ==== Being a momentane verb, ahmaista is used when the amount of the food to be wolfed down is confined or the moment of eating is transient, whereas the frequentative ahmia is used when the duration of the eating is longer, more continuous or more or less indefinite. The difference can sometimes be translated in English by using the continuous tense. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to wolf down, etc. — with the act being transient): hotkaista ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ahmia ahma === Further reading === “ahmaista”, 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 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === haimasta, simahtaa