kaotama

Estonian

Etymology

kaduma +‎ -tama

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑo̯tɑmɑ/, [ˈkɑo̯t̚ˌtɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: kao‧ta‧ma

Verb

kaotama (da-infinitive kaotada)

  1. (transitive) to lose (to let something go missing due to some circumstances)
  2. (transitive) to lose (to lose what is available)
  3. (transitive) to abolish (to put an end to something)
  4. (transitive) to lose (to lose to one's opponent)
  5. (transitive) to waste time

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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