ratsastaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === ratsas- +‎ -taa === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑtsɑstɑːˣ/, [ˈrɑ̝ts̠ɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑtsɑstɑː Syllabification(key): rat‧sas‧taa Hyphenation(key): rat‧sas‧taa === Verb === ratsastaa (intransitive) to ride (be mounted on a horse or other mount) to ride, straddle (sit with a leg on each side of something) (figurative) to ride; ride on someone's coattails (to benefit from another's success; to use some cause to promote oneself, as in public life) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ratsastaja ratsastus ratsu === Further reading === “ratsastaa”, 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 Proto-Finnic *rac'astadak, equivalent to ratsas (“steed”) +‎ -taa. Cognates include Finnish ratsastaa and Veps rattsastada. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡sɑstɑː/, [ˈrɑt͡s̠əs̠tɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡sɑstɑː/, [ˈrɑt͡sɑʃtɑː] Rhymes: -ɑt͡sɑstɑː Hyphenation: rat‧sas‧taa === Verb === ratsastaa (intransitive) to ride on horseback ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 467