tuutua

Finnish

Alternative forms

tutua

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtuːtuɑˣ/, [ˈt̪uːt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -uːtuɑ
Syllabification^(key): tuu‧tu‧a

Verb

tuutua (childish)

(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]‎ (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

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