katkaista

== Finnish == === Etymology === katk- +‎ -aista (momentane verb); from the same root as katketa and katkoa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑtkɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪kɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑtkɑistɑ Syllabification(key): kat‧kais‧ta Hyphenation(key): kat‧kais‧ta === Verb === katkaista (transitive) to cut, cut off, sever, split, disconnect to interrupt, cut short, break off, truncate to break (off), amputate (e.g. a leg) to prune off, trim off, lop off (rare) synonym of taittaa (“to make a trip, cover a distance”) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to interrupt, cut short, break off): keskeyttää (to break (off)): taittaa, murtaa (to amputate): amputoida (to do/make a trip): matkata ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “katkaista”, 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