paikata

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) To patch, mend, sew (up) (a shirt; pants/trousers).
  • (transitive) To fix, repair (a shoe).
  • (transitive) To put in a filling (on a tooth).
  • (transitive) To fill (gaps in one's knowledge).
  • (transitive) To patch up (a relationship).
  • (transitive) To be (sb's) understudy, take (sb's) place temporarily (e.g. at work).
  • (transitive) To roll a spare (in bowling).

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish paikka (place, site, position, spot, patch, of place, filling, scene, venue, location, of space, seat).

Origin

Finnish

paikka

Gloss

place, site, position, spot, patch, of place, filling, scene, venue, location, of space, seat

Concept
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Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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