haista

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *haistak. Related to Estonian haistma, Ingrian haissa (“to stink, to smell”), Livvi haižuo (“to stink”), Veps haišta and Votic aizõa (“to stink, to smell”). Probably ultimately derived from Proto-Finnic *haja- (whence haja- and haju (“smell”)). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑistɑ Syllabification(key): hais‧ta Hyphenation(key): hais‧ta ==== Verb ==== haista (intransitive) to smell, to have a smell/scent/odor [with ablative or allative]; to stink (figuratively) to smell like, stink, reek of ===== Usage notes ===== The word tuoksu (“smell”) and its derivatives are often associated with pleasant odors and haju (“smell”) with unpleasant ones, but the distinction is not clear-cut. There is also löyhkä (“stench”) which is always unpleasant. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (to smell, have a smell): tuoksua ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “to stink, smell bad”): tuoksua ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== haisu haaska (“carcass”) ==== Further reading ==== “haista”, 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 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑistɑ Syllabification(key): hais‧ta Hyphenation(key): hais‧ta ==== Verb ==== haista inflection of haistaa: present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present active imperative connegative === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯stɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑistɑ Syllabification(key): hais‧ta Hyphenation(key): hais‧ta ==== Noun ==== haista elative singular/plural of hai === Anagrams === hitsaa, sihtaa