haistaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *haistadak. Equivalent to hais(e)- (“to smell”) +‎ -taa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯stɑːˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑistɑː Syllabification(key): hais‧taa Hyphenation(key): hais‧taa === Verb === haistaa (transitive) to smell, sniff (transitive) to smell, (be able to) smell (transitive) to scent, smell/nose out, get wind/scent of (transitive, figuratively) to smell, suspect, sense, feel ==== Usage notes ==== The verb is used in various, more or less vulgar interjections commanding the listener to do something — e.g. haista kukkanen (“fudge you”, very mild, literally “sniff the flower”) and haista paska (“fuck you”, strongly vulgar, literally “sniff the shit”) — and that gives the factitive derivative haistattaa (literally “to have [sb] smell [sth]”) its meaning "to insult, tell someone where they can go". ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== haista === Further reading === “haistaa”, 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 === haasiat