aristella

== Finnish == === Etymology === aristaa +‎ -ella (frequentative verb) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑristelːɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝ris̠ˌte̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -elːɑ Syllabification(key): a‧ris‧tel‧la Hyphenation(key): aris‧tel‧la === Verb === aristella (transitive) frequentative of aristaa (“to be very careful with, handle very carefully”) aristella silmiään ― to be careful with one's eyes (e.g. to protect them from sunlight etc.) (intransitive) to be shy, be bashful, be timid ==== Usage notes ==== (to be shy, timid, bashful) aristaa and its frequentative derivative aristella are very close in meaning and they can quite freely be used as synonyms, although aristaa tends to refer to the lasting feature of timidity and aristella tends to refer to a single moment where someone is shy. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to be shy/bashful/timid): ujostella, kainostella, arastella, aristaa, arkailla === Further reading === “aristella”, 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 === ratsaille