viivyttää

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) to delay, to postpone, to procrastinate, to put off, to retard to put off until a later time
  • (transitive) to impede, to hinder, to stall to cause a delay to someone else by making his task difficult

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish viipyä (stay, linger).

Origin

Finnish

viipyä

Gloss

stay, linger

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