rikkuma

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rikkodak. Cognates include Finnish rikkoa, Votic rikkoa, Livonian rikkõ, Ingrian rikkoa, Livvi rikkuo, Ludian rikkoda and Veps rikta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrikːumɑ/, [ˈrikːumɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ikːumɑ
  • Hyphenation: rik‧ku‧ma

Verb

rikkuma (da-infinitive rikkuda) (transitive)

  1. to spoil, to ruin, to harm, to damage
  2. to violate, to break

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjectives
  • rikkumatu
nouns
verbs
  • riknema

References

  • rikkuma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • rikkuma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009