nostaa
Pronunciation: /ˈnostɑːˣ/
“nostaa” is a Finnish word. Its 15 meanings in English:
verb
- to lift, raise, elevate
- to hoist (to raise or lift to a desired elevation, e.g. sails or a flag)
- to lift up, raise up, pick up (so that something is standing)
- to pick up (to grasp and raise, e.g. off the ground)
- to harvest (something grown underground, such as potatoes)
- to draw (take the top card of a deck into hand)
- to push up
- to raise, increase
- to release, depress (a pedal, button, etc.)
- to cause, bring about, raise, elicit
- to draw, withdraw (to extract money from an account)
- to take out (loan)
- to haul (to sail closer to the wind)
- to take legal action
- to fade in
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nostadak. Equivalent to no(u)s- (“to rise”) + -taa. * (to draw, withdraw, take out): Perhaps by analogy with picking up or lifting money out of a box or chest. * (to take legal action): From the figurative sense “to cause, bring about”.
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More Finnish words
- nosebovaikutus
- noseliitti
- nosiseptiivinen
- noskapiini
- nostaa hattua
- nostaa jalustalle
- nostaa kissa pöydälle
- nostaa rimaa
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