osoittaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From osa (“part”) +‎ -oittaa; compare osua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈosoi̯tːɑːˣ/, [ˈo̞s̠o̞i̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -osoitːɑː Syllabification(key): o‧soit‧taa Hyphenation(key): osoit‧taa === Verb === osoittaa (transitive) to point (to extend the index finger in the direction of something) to point (direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction) to point out (to identify with a bodily gesture) Synonym: näyttää to direct (to aim at; e.g. words, letter, money, resources, etc.) [with illative or allative ‘who or what is directed to’] Synonyms: suunnata, kohdistaa osoittaa sanansa (+ allative) ― to address (direct speech to) (literally, “direct one's words to”) to demonstrate, exhibit, present, show Synonyms: näyttää, ilmaista to express (convey or communicate an emotion) Synonym: ilmaista osoittaa kiinnostusta ― to express interest to indicate, manifest (to show or manifest by symptoms; make clear or evident) Synonyms: ilmentää, (jargon) indikoida to show, demonstrate [with translative ‘as, to be’] (to indicate (a fact) to be true) osoittaa asiakirjoin ― to document, provide documentary evidence (for) (literally, “to demonstrate through documents”) osoittaa syylliseksi ― to incriminate, demonstrate the guilt of osoittaa selvästi ― to evince, clearly demonstrate osoittaa vääräksi ― to refute, demonstrate to be wrong (sciences, mathematics) to prove, show (to demonstrate that something is true) Synonym: todistaa osoittaa vääräksi ― to falsify (to prove that something is false) to demonstrate (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “osoittaa”, 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 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From osa (“part”) +‎ -oittaa. Akin to Finnish osoittaa (“to indicate”). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈosoi̯tːɑː/, [ˈo̞s̠o̞ˑˌitːɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈosoi̯tːɑː/, [ˈo̞ʃˑo̞i̯tːɑː] Rhymes: -osoi̯tːɑː Hyphenation: o‧soit‧taa === Verb === osoittaa (intransitive) to direct (intransitive) to advise ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 366