peitma

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peittädäk. Cognate with Finnish, Ingrian, and Votic peittää.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpei̯tmɑ/, [ˈpei̯tmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eitmɑ
  • Hyphenation: peit‧ma

Verb

peitma (da-infinitive peita)

  1. (transitive) to conceal, to hide
    Poiss peitis oma telefoni, et vanemad seda ei leiaks.
    The boy hid his phone so his parents wouldn't find it.

Conjugation

References

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