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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Proto-Finnic *keeltädäk, equivalently kiel- +‎ -tää; the original meaning was likely simply "to speak".

  • IPA(key): /ˈkie̯ltæːˣ/, [ˈk̟ie̞̯l̪t̪æː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ieltæː
  • Hyphenation(key): kiel‧tää

kieltää

  1. (transitive) to forbid, prohibit, disallow, ban [with ablative ‘someone, something’; or (with verbs) with partitive ‘someone, something’ and elative of third infinitive ‘from doing’]

    Kielsin lastani juoksemasta kadulle.

    I forbade my child to run into the street.

    Tämä elokuva on kielletty alle 16-vuotiailta.

    This film is not allowed for children under 16.
  2. (transitive) to deny, controvert, dispute, contest (argue that something is not the case)
    Synonym: kiistää

    Kiellän tehneeni mitään väärää!

    I deny having done anything wrong!
  3. (transitive) to renounce (also in a religious sense), to repudiate
    Synonym: hylätä

    Hän kielsi poikansa.

    (S)he renounced/repudiated her son.

    Hän kielsi Jumalan.

    He renounced God.
  4. (transitive, law) to contest
    Synonyms: hylätä, moittia, riitauttaa
    kieltää jonkun testamenttito contest someone's last will

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