taistella

== Finnish == === Etymology === ta(k)- +‎ -istaa +‎ -ella, derived from a borrowing from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*taka-), compare Swedish tagas, Old Icelandic taka í mót. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯stelːɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯s̠te̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑistelːɑ Syllabification(key): tais‧tel‧la Hyphenation(key): tais‧tel‧la === Verb === taistella (intransitive) [with elative ‘over, for (resources, etc.)’ and (genitive and/or possessive form +) puolesta ‘for (a side), on the side of’ and (partitive +) vastaan ‘against’] to fight, struggle (to contend in physical conflict; with weapons) (figuratively) to fight, compete, contest (figuratively) to combat, fiercely counteract ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to fight, struggle): sotia (to fight, compete, contest): kilpailla ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== taisto === References === === Further reading === “taistella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 === testailla