rabelema

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Estonian

Etymology

rabama +‎ -lema

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑb̥elemɑ/, [ˈrɑb̥elemɑ]
  • Rhymes: -emɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧be‧le‧ma

Verb

rabelema (da-infinitive rabelda or rabeleda) (intransitive)

  1. to struggle, to wriggle, to toss, to writhe (to move about frantically and forcefully, trying to escape from sth)
    Synonyms: visklema, siplema, vintsklema
  2. to scuffle, to wrestle, to struggle
  3. to toil, to drudge, to sweat, to slave (to work hard)
    Synonyms: rabama, rassima
  4. to bustle, to hustle, to fuss (to do something hurriedly)
    Synonyms: sekeldama, õiendama, askeldama

Conjugation

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Compound verbs

References

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