sündima

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *süntüdäk, from Proto-Uralic *sentew-. Cognates include Finnish syntyä, Võro sündümä, Livonian sindõ, (Salaca) sündõ, Votic süntüä, Ingrian syntyä, Karelian syntyö, Ludian sündüdä (“to fit”), Veps sünduda; Northern Sami šaddat (from *šëntëtēk); Komi-Zyrian содны (sodny, “to grow”) and possibly also Hungarian ellik (“to give birth, to calve”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsynʲd̥imɑ/, [ˈsynʲd̥ʲimɑ] Rhymes: -ynʲdimɑ Hyphenation: sün‧di‧ma === Verb === sündima (da-infinitive sündida) (intransitive) to be born (to come out of the womb) On sündinud uus põlvkond. ― A new generation is born. Kassil sündisid pojad. ― The cat had kittens. väljaspool abielu sündinud laps. ― a child born out of wedlock Maril sündis Andresega esimene laps. ― Mary had her first child with Andres. Liinal sündis tütar. ― Liina had a daughter. Sa oled õnnetähe all sündinud. ― You were born under a lucky star (= you are a lucky person). Ma pole eile sündinud. ― I was not born yesterday (= I'm not stupid). (chiefly in the past active participle) innate, born (having an innate talent or aptitude) Ta on sündinud poliitik. ― He is a born politician. Sõduriks ei sünnita. ― You are not born a soldier. to arise, to develop, to emerge to take place, to happen, to occur to suit, be suitable ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === sündima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “sündima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009