riistää

== Finnish == === Etymology === Probably related to riista as kiistää is related to kiista, with the exact derivation still unclear, or to riisua; compare also ryöstää. Cognate with Ingrian riistää (“to rob”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈriːstæːˣ/, [ˈriːs̠tæː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -iːstæː Syllabification(key): riis‧tää Hyphenation(key): riis‧tää === Verb === riistää (transitive) to take, rip, wrench, snatch, yank Synonyms: ottaa, kiskaista (transitive, figuratively) to deprive, bereave, strip [with ablative] of (especially through force or violent means) (transitive, usually atelic) to exploit (forcibly deprive of something to which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “riistää”, 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 === Anagrams === siirtää