kaatua

== Finnish == === Etymology === kaataa (“to overturn; to pour; to overthrow”) +‎ -ua (automative verb). Possibly already as Proto-Finnic *kaatudak (compare Ingrian kaatua, Karelian kuatuo). (to fall (die in combat)): Semantic loan from Swedish falla or German fallen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑːtuɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ːt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑːtuɑ Syllabification(key): kaa‧tu‧a Hyphenation(key): kaa‧tua === Verb === kaatua (intransitive) to fall from an upright position; to fall down, to fall over to fall (die, especially in battle); to be killed in action (of a liquid) to spill (especially from a container that tips over) (of a government) to fall (collapse, be overthrown) (figuratively) to fail, to come to nought, to be frustrated (of an attempt, a plan, or similar) (computing) to crash (nautical) to capsize, keel over ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kaatua”, 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 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kaatudak, equivalent to kaataa (“to knock over”) +‎ -ua. Cognates include Finnish kaatua and Karelian kuatuo. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːtuɑ/, [ˈkɑːto̞] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːtuɑ/, [ˈkɑːtuɑ] Rhymes: -ɑːtoː, -ɑːtuɑ Hyphenation: kaa‧tu‧a === Verb === kaatua (intransitive) to fall over ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is slightly irregular: In order to avoid the vowel clusters -aau- or -aaui-, the consonant -vv- is inserted.