leikata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • to cut to perform an incision on, to divide with a sharp instrument, to separate from prior association, to remove and place in memory for later use, to reduce, especially intentionally, to form or shape by cutting, to intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so
  • to incise to cut in or into with a sharp instrument
  • to mow to cut something down, especially grass or crops
  • to trim to reduce slightly, especially, to remove excess
  • (medicine) to operate
  • (film) to edit
  • to fix to render an animal infertile
  • to knife to use a knife to cut
  • to knife to cut through as if with a knife
  • (ice hockey) to clip
  • (colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. sg: to get it

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *leik'at'ak.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*leik'at'ak

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