voipua

== Finnish == === Etymology === voida (“can, to be able”) +‎ -pua. In some dialects, this can also mean the opposite ("to recover, recuperate, grow stronger"), while the standard meaning is mostly found in the southeastern dialects and may have been popularized by the Kalevala. The coexistence of these two meanings is also found in Karelian voipuo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋoi̯puɑˣ/, [ˈʋo̞i̯puɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -oipuɑ Syllabification(key): voi‧pu‧a Hyphenation(key): voi‧pua === Verb === voipua (intransitive) to get tired or exhausted, to wear, to fatigue, to wilt ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “voipua”, 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