kehottaa

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === kehoittaa (now nonstandard) === Etymology === kehkeä (“eager, willing”) (dialectal) +‎ -o(i)ttaa === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkehotːɑːˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ehotːɑː Syllabification(key): ke‧hot‧taa Hyphenation(key): ke‧hot‧taa === Verb === kehottaa (transitive, usually atelic) to urge, call on, instruct, encourage (request something in a way that is more forceful than a polite request, but not as forceful as a demand; often implies that one does so from a position of authority) [with partitive and illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kehottaa”, 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 === haettako, hekottaa