ootella

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *odot'ëldak. Cognates include Finnish odotella and Votic ootõllõ.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈoːtelːɑ/, [ˈoːte̞ɫː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈoːtelːɑ/, [ˈo̝ːd̥e̞ɫːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oːtelː, -oːtelːɑ
  • Hyphenation: oo‧tel‧la

Verb

ootella

  1. (intransitive) to wait
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:
      Hiljakaistaa ootteloo, kons se kevät tulloo.
      Slowly it would wait, when spring comes.
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to wait for
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20:
      Kaik terppimättömäst ootteloot hiljaisia ja selkiöjä ilmoja Cukotkan merel.
      Everyone is impatiently waiting for the quiet and sunny weather on the Chukchi Sea.

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 369
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