tõusma

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *noustak, with an irregular change of n -> t, most likely due to the influence of some grammatical element or affix beginning with t-, for example the -da infinitive: *nous-ta > tõus-ta. Cognates include Finnish nousta, Ingrian noissa, Karelian noussa, Livonian nūzõ, Veps nousta, Votic nõissõ, nõisõ, and Võro nõsõma.

Verb

tõusma (da-infinitive tõusta)

  1. to rise (all senses)

Conjugation

  • püsti tõusma
  • üles tõusma
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