kavaltaa

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *kavaltadak. Equivalent to kavala (“treacherous, sly”) +‎ -taa. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋɑltɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑltɑː Syllabification(key): ka‧val‧taa Hyphenation(key): ka‧val‧taa ==== Verb ==== kavaltaa to betray (as a secret, a person [into hostile hands], one's comrades or country) Synonym: pettää to betray (to inadvertently make something known) to embezzle ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== kavallus ==== Further reading ==== “kavaltaa”, 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 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋɑltɑː/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑltɑː Syllabification(key): ka‧val‧taa Hyphenation(key): ka‧val‧taa ==== Verb ==== kavaltaa third-person singular present indicative of kavaltaa === Anagrams === lakaavat