tuutua

Finnish

Alternative forms

• tutua

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tutudak, from baby or children's talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːtuɑˣ/, [ˈt̪uːt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uːtuɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tuu‧tua

Verb

tuutua (childish)

1. (intransitive) to sleep

Conjugation

Only the infinitive forms are used, particularly 3rd infinitive in inessive tuutumassa (“in sleep”) and illative tuutumaan (“to sleep”).

Derived terms

• tuutu

Further reading

• “tuutua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• uuttua