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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aita, possibly from Proto-Uralic *ajta. Cognate with Karelian aituš, Livvi aidu, Estonian aed and, more distantly, with Erzya утомо (utomo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): ai‧ta

Noun

aita

  1. fence
  2. (low) wall

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Also 'aitaus' -> pen for keeping animals (or little troublemaking people :) )

this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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