toimia

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === toimi (“act, action”) +‎ -ia. Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1847, originally probably in the sense "to serve, act, work as". ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯miɑˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯miɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -oimiɑ Syllabification(key): toi‧mi‧a Hyphenation(key): toi‧mia ==== Verb ==== toimia (intransitive) to serve, act, work [with essive ‘as’] to act, take action to work, function, run, operate (to act as intended, to be in action) to be powered [with adessive ‘by’] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== -toiminen toimittaa ===== See also ===== ryhtyä toimeen ==== Further reading ==== “toimia”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯miɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯miɑ̝] Rhymes: -oimiɑ Syllabification(key): toi‧mi‧a Hyphenation(key): toi‧mia ==== Noun ==== toimia partitive plural of toimi