ütlema

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jut'ëldak, by surface analysis, jutt +‎ -lema, with an irregular change ju > ü in the first syllable. The form jütlema (“to preach”) can be found in some older texts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈytlemɑ/, [ˈytlemɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ytlemɑ
  • Hyphenation: üt‧le‧ma

Verb

ütlema (da-infinitive öelda or ütelda)

  1. to say (to verbally express information, opinion, attitude, feelings, etc. in words)
  2. to pronounce, to articulate (to perform an action consisting of speaking)
  3. to say, to tell (occurs in expressions reflecting attitude)
  4. to speak, to talk (appears as emphatic in various exclamations or statements of opinion)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Compound verbs
  • ette ütlema
  • välja ütlema
  • ära ütlema
  • üles ütlema
  • ümber ütlema
Compound nouns
Other derived terms
  • öeldavasti
  • öeldis
  • öeldu
  • üte
  • ütelus
  • ütleja
  • ütlemata
  • ütlematu
  • ütlemine
  • ütlus

References

  • ütlema in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • ütlema”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009