vallita

From Proto-Finnic *valdit'ak, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldaną and further derived with +‎ -ita.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlːitɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lːit̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːitɑ
• Syllabification^(key): val‧li‧ta

vallita

1. (intransitive) to prevail, predominate, reign

   vallitsevissa olosuhteissa ― under prevailing circumstances

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to dominate, administer

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

• (administer): hallita

• “vallita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

• alvilta

From Proto-Finnic *valit'ak, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waljaną. Cognates include Finnish valita and Estonian valida.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlːitɑ/
• Hyphenation: val‧li‧ta

vallita

1. (transitive) to choose, pick, elect

   Valliče kartii. ― Pick a card.

   Myö valličemmo prezidentua. ― We are electing the president.

• N. Gilojeva; S. Rudakova (2009) Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect]‎ (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 11
• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 315