virittää
Pronunciation: /ˈʋiritːæːˣ/
“virittää” is a Finnish word. Its 14 meanings in English:
verb
- to tune (modify a musical instrument so that it produces the correct pitches)
- to tune (adjust a mechanical, electric or electronic device so that it functions optimally)
- to tune (make more precise, intense, or effective)
- to voice (tune the pipes of an organ)
- to tune in (adjust the frequency of a receiver to match with that of a specific television or radio station)
- to set, arm, activate (of a trap or similar, to make ready for action)
- to cock (lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow, prepare a firearm or crossbow to fire)
- to jury-rig (create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand)
- to light (start a fire, e.g. in a campfire)
- to stimulate, excite, evoke
- to set (in a mood, tone, etc.)
- to generate (act as a generator to an algebraic structure)
- to span (generate an entire space by means of linear combinations)
- to excite (cause to move to a state with higher energy)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *virittädäk, equivalent to vireä (“active, animate”) + -ittää. Related to Karelian viritteä, Votic virittää (Kattila) and possibly Erzya верьгедемс (veŕgedems, “to ignite”).
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More Finnish words
- virittäjävektori
- virittäminen
- virittämätön
- virittäytyä
- viritys
- viritysavain
- viritysjärjestelmä
- virityskahva
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