maalata

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑːlɑtɑˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːlɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑːlɑtɑ Syllabification(key): maa‧la‧ta Hyphenation(key): maa‧la‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Swedish māla (“to paint”) (compare Swedish måla and German malen). Analyzable as maali (“paint”) +‎ -ata. Compare Karelian mualata. ==== Verb ==== maalata (transitive) to paint (transitive, computing) to select, highlight (text, options, icons, etc.) (billiards) to call (to tell in advance which shot one is attempting) (transitive, figuratively) to portray, depict, paint (a picture) (sometimes with the object kuva) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== maalari maali ==== Further reading ==== “1. maalata”, 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 === < maali (“goal”), also by analogy with maalata (etymology 1) ==== Verb ==== maalata (slang, uncommon) (intransitive) to score (to make a goal in a ballgame) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== tehdä maali ==== Further reading ==== “2. maalata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 === Anagrams === lataama, maalaat, matalaa