ujuma

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *ujudak (*uidak + *-udak), ultimately from Proto-Uralic *uje-. Phonetically similar stems can be found in Tungusic languages, compare Evenki уюми (ujumi), уюктами (ujuktami, “to swim (of birds)”). Cognates include Finnish uida, Votic ujjua, Livonian vȯigõ, Võro ujoma, Ingrian uijua, Karelian ujuo, Ludian and Veps ujuda; Northern Sami vuodjat (from Proto-Samic *vuojëtēk); Erzya and Moksha уемс (ujems); Eastern Mari ияш (ijaš), Western Mari илӓш (iläš); Udmurt уяны (ujany), Komi-Zyrian уйны (ujny); Northern Mansi уйгалаӈкве (ujgalaňkve), Northern Khanty вөщты (wøsjty), Southern Khanty [script needed] (üj-), Hungarian úszik; Tundra Nenets ӈохолась (ŋoxolasʹ°) and Southern Selkup у́ргу (úrgu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈujumɑ/, [ˈüjümɑ] Rhymes: -ujumɑ Hyphenation: uju‧ma === Verb === ujuma (da-infinitive ujuda) (intransitive) to swim (to move forward in water without resting on the bottom) Ma ei oska ujuda. ― I don't know how to swim. Ujusime üle jõe. ― We swam across the river. Ära uju kaldast liiga kaugele. ― Don't swim too far from shore. Suvel käisime iga päev ujumas. ― In the summer we went swimming every day. Ujub nagu kala. ― (S)he swims like a fish (= is a good swimmer) Kala ujub uimi liigutades. ― Fish swim by moving their fins. Merihobuke ujub püstasendis. ― The seahorse swims in an upright position. Tiigil ujusid luiged. ― Swans were swimming in the pond. Saarmas ujub ja sukeldub väga hästi. ― Otters swim and dive very well. Vene kirvest ujuma ― to not be able to swim (literally, “to swim the Russian axe”) to float (to stay on the surface of the water and move a little bit; to be carried by the water current) Ankrupoi jäi veepinnale ujuma. ― The anchor buoy stayed afloat. Vees ujus igasugust prahti. ― There was all kinds of debris floating in the water. ujuvad jäämäed ― floating icebergs mööda jõge ujuvad jääpangad ― ice banks floating along the river supis ujuvad lihatükid ― chunks of meat floating in the soup Mööda jõge ujusid lodjad ja praamid. ― Rafts and barges were floating along the river. to flood, to be drenched (to be full of or overflowing with water or other liquid) [with inessive or (genitive +) sees; or with elative or (genitive +) seest ‘in/with’] Sügis oli vihmane, teed ujusid porist ja veest. ― It was a rainy autumn, and the roads were flooding in mud and water. Laud ujus õllest. ― The table is drenched in beer. Nägu ujub higis. ― Your face is drenched in sweat. Silmad ujusid pisarais. ― His/her eyes were welling up with tears. Haavatu ujub veres. ― The wounded person is in a pool of blood. (figuratively) to be rich [with inessive or (genitive +) sees ‘in sth’] Saal ujus sadade elektrilampide säras. ― The hall was rich in the glow of hundreds of electric lights. Linnake ujub roheluses. ― The town is rich in greenery. See mees ujub raha sees. ― This man is swimming in money. (figuratively) to float (to move slowly and smoothly) Kõrgel taevas ujuvad valged pilved. ― White clouds float high in the sky. Udu ujub üle soo. ― The fog floats across the marsh. Kuu ujus pilve tagant välja. ― The moon floated out from behind a cloud. Valssivad paarid ujuvad mööda parketti. ― Waltzing couples float along the parquet floor. Kõik ujus ta pilgu ees nagu udus. ― Everything was floating in front of his/her eyes like a fog. Üle tüdruku näo ujus sügav puna. ― A deep blush spread across the girl's face. (colloquial, with a particle) to appear, to emerge Poisid pidasid pidu, kui järsku vanemad sisse ujusid. ― The boys were having a party when suddenly their parents came in. Pole teda kaua nähtud, kust ta nüüd välja ujus? ― We haven't seen him for a long time, where did he come from now? Purjus mees ujus tüdrukule külje alla. ― The drunk man wheedled the girl. (literally, “ […] swam under the side of the girl.”) Sõja ajal ujusid igasugused sulid jälle lagedale. ― During the war, all sorts of crooks reappeared. Päevavalgele ujusid uued probleemid. ― New problems came to light. (finance) to float (to freely evolve according to supply and demand) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Compounds ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === ujuma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “ujuma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009