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õmblema

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *ombëldak. Cognate to Finnish ommella and Votic õmmõllõ. Compare also Inari Sami uubbalm (needle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɤmb̥lemɑ/, [ˈɤmb̥lemɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɤmblemɑ
  • Hyphenation: õmb‧le‧ma

Verb

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õmblema (da-infinitive õmmelda)

  1. (transitive) to sew
    Vanaema õmbles mu püksid, mis katki läksid.
    My grandmother sewed my pants that were torn.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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