pölyttää

== Finnish == === Etymology === pöly +‎ -ttää, in the sense "to pollinate" from siitepöly (“pollen”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpølytːæːˣ/, [ˈpø̞lyt̪ːæː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ølytːæː Syllabification(key): pö‧lyt‧tää Hyphenation(key): pö‧lyt‧tää === Verb === pölyttää (transitive, usually atelic) to dust (to remove dust by shaking or similar mechanical treatment, but not vacuuming) (intransitive) to dust (to sprinkle over with fine powder) (transitive, botany) to pollinate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to remove dust): tomuttaa (to sprinkle over): ripotella, sirotella ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pölähtää pöläytellä === Further reading === “pölyttää”, 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