estää

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unclear; possibly from e- (“not”) +‎ -stää (for an original sense of "to make not be, to make cease"), or alternatively esi- (“fore”) +‎ -tää (for an original sense of "to block by putting something in front"). Cognate with Karelian esteä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈestæːˣ/, [ˈe̞s̠tæː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -estæː Syllabification(key): es‧tää Hyphenation(key): es‧tää === Verb === estää (transitive) to prevent, forestall, preclude Synonym: ehkäistä (transitive) to avert Synonym: välttää (transitive, usually atelic) to prevent, stop, keep, hinder, obstruct, block someone [with elative of third infinitive ‘from doing’] (transitive, usually atelic) to deter, impede, block someone [with elative of third infinitive ‘from doing’] Synonym: pidätellä (transitive) to block (on social media) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “estää”, 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 === äestä == Ingrian == === Etymology === Cognate with Finnish estää. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈestæː/, [ˈe̞s̠tæ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈestæː/, [ˈe̞ʃtæː] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈestæːk/, [ˈe̞ʃtæːɡ̊] Rhymes: -estæː Hyphenation: es‧tää === Verb === estää (transitive, + elative) to prevent; to hinder (from) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== essyttää ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 36 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 25