/ˈkɑtːɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kattadak. Equivalent to kansi (“lid, top, cover”) + -taa (causative verb), with (once upon a time) regular consonant cluster simplification *-ntt- > *-tt-. Sense 4 is probably a back-formation from katto (“roof”). Compare Karelian kattua.
- transitiveto cover, top
- transitiveto set, lay (the dinner table)
- transitiveto cover, defray (e.g. costs)
- transitiveto roof (a house)
Muodotkatan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kata(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kattanut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kattanut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · katat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kata(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kattanut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kattanut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kattaa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kata(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kattanut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kattanut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · katamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kata(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kattaneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kattaneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · katatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kata(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kattaneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kattaneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)