/ˈestæːˣ/, [ˈe̞s̠tæː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäUnclear; possibly from e- (“not”) + -stää (for an original sense of "to make not be, to make cease"), or alternatively esi- (“fore”) + -tää (for an original sense of "to block by putting something in front"). Cognate with Karelian esteä.
- transitiveto prevent, forestall, preclude
- transitiveto avert
- transitiveto prevent, stop, keep, hinder, obstruct, block someone
- transitiveto deter, impede, block someone
- transitiveto block (on social media)
Muodotestän(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en estä(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen estänyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole estänyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · estät(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et estä(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet estänyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole estänyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · estää(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei estä(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on estänyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole estänyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · estämme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme estä(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme estäneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole estäneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · estätte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette estä(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette estäneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole estäneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)