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kaotama

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Estonian

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Etymology

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kaduma +‎ -tama

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 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