toituma

== Estonian == === Etymology === From toitma +‎ -uma, coined by Estonian clergyman and translator Harald Põld in 1910. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯tumɑ/, [ˈtoi̯t̚ˌtumɑ] Rhymes: -umɑ Hyphenation: toi‧tu‧ma === Verb === toituma (da-infinitive toituda) [with elative ‘by, on what’] (intransitive) to feed on (to satisfy the need for food with something) (intransitive) to be fed by (to be provided with what is necessary for survival or work) (intransitive, in more abstract contexts) to be fed, nourished by (to draw energy, to gain strength) ==== Usage notes ==== toitma is the transitive counterpart of toituma. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “toituma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “toituma”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014 Asta Õim (2007), “toituma”, in [SYS] Sünonüümisõnastik [Synonym Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation) toituma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “toituma”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN