kuluttaa

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *kuluttadak. Equivalent to kulua (“to wear, be spent”) +‎ -ttaa. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkulutːɑːˣ/, [ˈkulut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ulutːɑː Syllabification(key): ku‧lut‧taa Hyphenation(key): ku‧lut‧taa ==== Verb ==== kuluttaa (transitive) to wear (out) (cause to wear, cause wear on) (e.g. clothes or parts) kuluttaa loppuun ― to wear out to spend (money, time) [with illative ‘on’] kuluttaa loppuun ― to use up; to deplete, exhaust (natural resources) to tax, tire (strength), to strain, wear on (someone's nerves) to eat, consume (food) to consume (resources) to consume (consumer goods) to erode (soil) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “kuluttaa”, 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): /ˈkulutːɑː/, [ˈkulut̪ːɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ulutːɑː Syllabification(key): ku‧lut‧taa Hyphenation(key): ku‧lut‧taa ==== Verb ==== kuluttaa third-person singular present indicative of kuluttaa