kraapima

Estonian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic stem +‎ -ima. Related to Finnish raapia, raappia, Votic kraappia, Karelian roapie. Lilely influenced by Middle Low German schrapen. First attested in 1660.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑːpimɑ/, [ˈkrɑːpːimɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːpimɑ
  • Hyphenation: kraa‧pi‧ma

Verb

kraapima (da-infinitive kraapida)

  1. (transitive) to scratch, to scrape, to grate (to repeatedly drag a surface with nails, hands or a sharp, rough object)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Nouns
  • kraabe
  • kraabits
  • kraabitu
  • kraap
  • kraaps
Verbs
Compound nouns
  • kraapeloto
  • kraapjalg
  • kraapkonveier
  • kraapraud
  • kraapsjalg
Compound verbs
  • kokku kraapima
  • maha kraapima
  • välja kraapima
  • ära kraapima

References

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