ajatella

== Finnish == === Etymology === ajattaa +‎ -ella, derived from ajattaa like ajatus, as well as aate and aatos through dialectal forms. While the exact development from a verb meaning "to drive; chase" to senses related to thinking is not entirely clear, one possibility is that they are figurative uses of some dialectal senses of ajattaa, particularly "to chase, hunt" and "to follow a trail", hinting at a "to chase, hunt, follow a trail to hunt an animal" → "to chase a thought, try to recall" → "to think (about)". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑtelːɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝ˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -elːɑ Syllabification(key): a‧ja‧tel‧la Hyphenation(key): aja‧tel‧la === Verb === ajatella (transitive, usually atelic) to think (about) [with first infinitive ‘doing’] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ajatella to think, have an opinion of [with elative] Synonyms: olla jotain mieltä, tykätä to plan, intend [with first infinitive ‘to do’] Synonym: aikoa ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aate aatos ajatus === Interjection === ajatella to think (that). An expression of confusion, surprise or thoughtfulness. === Further reading === “ajatella”, 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 1 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish ajatella. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑˌtelːɑ/, [ˈɑjɑˑˌte̞ɫː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑˌtelːɑ/, [ˈɑjɑˑˌd̥e̞ɫːɑ] Rhymes: -elː, -elːɑ Hyphenation: a‧ja‧tel‧la === Verb === ajatella synonym of duumata (“to think”) ==== Conjugation ====