helisema

Estonian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from heli. Cognate with Finnish helistä, Veps heläitä and Votic elisä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelisemɑ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: he‧li‧se‧ma

Verb

helisema (da-infinitive heliseda)

  1. (intransitive) to ring, sound
    1. To produce a resonant sound.
      Varsti helises uksekell ja ta tuli minu juurde.
      Soon, the doorbell rang and she came over to me.
      Mu taskus heliseb telefon.
      My phone is ringing in my pocket.

Conjugation

  • heli
  • helistik
  • heliline
  • helitu

Derived terms

References

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