taittaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Equivalent to *tai- +‎ -ttaa, from the same root as taipua (“to bend”) (for the morphology, compare Proto-Finnic *toipu- ~ *toitta-). Related to Karelian taittoa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯tːɑːˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑitːɑː Syllabification(key): tait‧taa Hyphenation(key): tait‧taa === Verb === taittaa (transitive) to fold (bend over so that it comes in contact with itself) taittaa sivun kulma ― to dogear a page (in a book) taittaa rikki / taittaa palasiksi ― to snap (break into pieces by bending or folding) to fold (make the proper arrangement by bending) taittaa lautasliinat ― to fold serviettes to fold, fold up (make more compact by folding) to break or snap by folding or bending Synonyms: murtaa, katkaista to break, fracture, snap (cause the bone in a limb in a body to break or fracture by bending it) Synonyms: murtaa, katkaista (optics) to refract (cause light to change direction as a result of entering a different medium) (printing, graphic design) to lay out (arrange the visual elements on a page, e.g. of a newspaper) (chromatics) to mute (mix a color with black, gray or white to create a shade, tone or tint) (idiomatic) to make a trip, cover a distance (with matka, taival, etc.) to reap (e.g. grain) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “taittaa”, 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 === Cognate with Finnish taittaa. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯tːɑː/, [ˈtɑi̯tːɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯tːɑː/, [ˈtɑi̯tːɑː] Rhymes: -ɑi̯tːɑː Hyphenation: tait‧taa === Verb === taittaa (transitive) to break ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 568