vahvistaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === vahva (“strong”) +‎ -istaa (factitive verb) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋistɑːˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝xʋis̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑhʋistɑː Syllabification(key): vah‧vis‧taa Hyphenation(key): vah‧vis‧taa === Verb === vahvistaa (transitive) to strengthen, harden, fortify; reinforce, to build/prop/shore up Synonym: vahventaa vahvistaa taitojaan ― to improve one's skills vahvistaa muistiaan ― to refresh one's memory (transitive) to amplify (transitive) to confirm, verify, corroborate, substantiate, validate, prove, attest [(with verbs) with genitive or possessive form of present or past active participle ‘to do/have done’] Synonyms: todentaa (“verify”), varmentaa (“verify”), tukea (“to corroborate”), lujittaa (“to substantiate”) vahvistaa kauppa ― to close a deal (transitive, law) to ratify Synonym: ratifioida (transitive) to probate (a will) (databases) to commit Synonym: tallettaa ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vahvistaa”, 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 4 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From vahva (“strong”) +‎ -istaa. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋistɑː/, [ˈʋɑhʋəs̠tɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋistɑː/, [ˈʋɑɣ̥ʋiʃtɑː] Rhymes: -ɑhʋistɑː Hyphenation: vah‧vis‧taa === Verb === vahvistaa (transitive) to strengthen (transitive) to verify, validate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to strenghten): vahventaa, vahvenoittaa, vahvita, vahvissuttaa ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 630