ehtima

Estonian

Etymology

Possibly of Finno-Ugric origin. Cognate to Finnish ehtiä (“to make it, to arrive”) and Komi ештини (ještini, “to finish, to make it, to die”). Possibly an old Baltic loan from Pre-Baltic *jeh₁g-i̯e, *jeh₁g-i̯o; compare Latvian jēgt (“to understand”) and Lithuanian jėgti (“to be able to”).

Verb

ehtima (da-infinitive ehtida)

  1. to decorate
  2. to ready oneself

Conjugation

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