leppima

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leppüdäk. Cognate with Finnish leppyä and Votic leppüä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlepːimɑ/, [ˈlepːimɑ]
  • Rhymes: -epːimɑ
  • Hyphenation: lep‧pi‧ma

Verb

leppima (da-infinitive leppida)

  1. (intransitive) to come to terms with, to content oneself with, to settle for [with comitative]
  2. (intransitive) to get along with
  3. (ambitransitive) to make up (to end a quarrel, a fight)
    Synonym: ära leppima
  4. (intransitive) to agree to (to reach an agreement, to reach a joint decision)
  5. (transitive) to bet, to dare

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References

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