kaaluma

Estonian

Etymology

kaal +‎ -uma

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːlumɑ/, [ˈkɑːlumɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlumɑ
  • Hyphenation: kaa‧lu‧ma

Verb

kaaluma (da-infinitive kaaluda)

  1. (intransitive) to weigh (to be of some weigh)
    • 2002, Robert Nerman, Kopli: miljöö, olustik, kultuurilugu : 1918-1940[1], →ISBN, page 205:
      Unikaalse kraana pöördesilla pikkuseks oli 61 meetrit. Erinevatel hinnangutel 550 kuni 800 tonni kaalunud kraanale ei leidunud uutes oludes mingit rakendust.
      The unique crane's swing bridge was 61 meters long. The crane, which weighed between 550 and 800 tons according to various estimates, had no application in the new conditions.
  2. (intransitive) to weigh (to be of significant importance, to have value, to be worthy)
  3. (transitive) to weigh (to determine the weight of someone or something by measuring)
  4. (transitive) to consider (to reason about something in thought, to think about arguments for and against)

Conjugation

References

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