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ööbima

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Finnish yöpyä during language revival.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈøːb̥imɑ/, [ˈøːb̥imɑ]
  • Rhymes: -øːbimɑ
  • Hyphenation: ööbi‧ma

Verb

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ööbima (da-infinitive ööbida)

  1. (transitive) to spend the night [with inessive ‘where’ or juures (+ genitive) ‘with whom’]
    • 1973, Kultuurileht, editor, Looming[1], page 1680:
      Ööbis tundras, aga hommikul oli juhtkoer kadunud.
      He spent the night in the tundra, but in the morning the guide dog was gone.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ ööbima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

Further reading

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