odottaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *odottadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *woča-. Akin to Estonian ootama, Karelian vuottua, Livonian vȯ’dlõ, Ludian vuotada, Votic ootta, Erzya учомс (učoms) and Eastern Mari вучаш (vučaš). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈodotːɑːˣ/, [ˈo̞do̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -odotːɑː Syllabification(key): o‧dot‧taa Hyphenation(key): odot‧taa === Verb === odottaa (transitive, usually atelic) to wait (for), await, expect, anticipate odottaa innolla ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with enthusiasm odottaa mielenkiinnolla ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with interest odottaa jännityksellä ― to look forward (to), to anticipate with excitement (intransitive) to expect, to anticipate [with genitive, along with genitive of present or past active participle ‘to do/have done’] (transitive, usually atelic) to be expecting, be pregnant ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “odottaa”, 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 3 July 2023