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luovuttaa - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From luopua +‎ -ttaa.

  • IPA(key): /ˈluo̯ʋutːɑːˣ/, [ˈluo̞̯ʋut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uoʋutːɑː
  • Hyphenation(key): luo‧vut‧taa

luovuttaa

  1. (transitive) to hand over, surrender, give up, deliver, relinquish [with allative ‘to’]
    1. (transitive, law) to extradite
    2. (transitive, medicine) to donate
    3. (transitive, accounting) to dispose
    4. (transitive) to cede

      Edward päätti luovuttaa provinssin.

      Edward decided to cede the province.
  2. (intransitive) to give up, forfeit, surrender, capitulate [with allative ‘to’]
  3. (transitive) to release, give off, emit
    Synonym: päästää
    luovuttaa lämpöä ― to give off heat
    1. (transitive, chemistry) to give up, give off
      luovuttaa happea ― to give up oxygen
  • IPA(key): /ˈluo̯ʋutːɑː/, [ˈluo̞̯ʋut̪ːɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -uoʋutːɑː
  • Hyphenation(key): luo‧vut‧taa

luovuttaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of luovuttaa