# tavata
## Estonian
### Noun

tavata
* abessive singular of tava

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑʋɑtɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: ta‧va‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tabat'ak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dabaną. Cognate with Ingrian tavata, Karelian tavata, Votic tavatõ, Estonian tabama, Ludian tabada, Livonian ta'bbõ (“to guess, to solve a riddle”). Alternatively, sometimes compared with Erzya тавадомс (tavadoms), Udmurt тупаны (tupany, “to fit”), Komi-Zyrian топӧдны (topödny, “to squeeze, to combine, to join”), Hungarian tapad (“to cling, stick”), tapaszt (“to stick, to plaster”).

#### Verb

tavata
* (transitive) to meet (come face to face with)
    Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.I'll meet him/her in front of the theater.
* (transitive) to meet (come together in conflict)
    Synonym: kohdata
    tavata vastustajansa ― to meet one's opponent
* to meet up (to meet by arrangement)
    Kun ensi kerran tulet kaupunkiin, meidän pitäisi tavata jossakin.The next time you come in town we should meet up somewhere.
* (transitive) to encounter
    Synonym: kohdata
    Tapasin karhun metsässä viime kesänä.Last summer I encountered a bear in the forest.
    Tavataanko niitä koko maassa?Are they found throughout the entire country?(literally, “Are they encountered throughout the entire country?”)
* (transitive) to catch, find [with elative ‘from’; or with elative of third infinitive ‘doing’]
    Tapasin mieheni taas baarista.I caught my husband at the bar again.
    Kun saavuin kotiin, tapasin hänet nukkumasta.When I came home, I found him/her asleep.
* to touch, meet, feel, hit, catch [with illative or partitive or accusative]
    Synonyms: koskea, osua
    Pää tapaa jatkuvasti kattoon, kun se on niin matala.My head keeps touching the ceiling since it's so low.
* (transitive, usually atelic) to touch, fumble
    Synonyms: hapuilla, hamuilla, tavoitella
    Kuulin oudon äänen juuri kun käteni tapasi ovenkahvaa.I heard a strange sound just as my hand touched the door handle.

##### Synonyms

* (to meet): kohdata
* (to find, to catch): yhdyttää, yhyttää
* (to reach): osua
* (to touch): koskea

##### Derived terms

* tapaaja
* tapaaminen
* tapaturma
* tapaus
* tavoite
* Tapio
* tapahtaa (archaic)
* tapahtua
* tapailla
* tavoittaa

##### See also

* tappaa
* taputtaa

##### Further reading

* “1. tavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-11-17

### Etymology 2

Either from the same Germanic source as tavata (etymology 1) or from tapa +‎ -ta.

#### Verb

tavata
* (transitive) to have a habit (of doing something), to usually (do) (something), used to (do) (something) (past tense sense), to tend to be [with first infinitive]
    Lapsuudessa tapasin syödä aamuisin leipää ja kaakaota.I used to have bread and cocoa in the morning in my childhood.
    Meitä tavattiin kutsua onnenlinnuiksi.We used to be called lucky birds.
    Tapaan syödä myöhään illalla.I tend to eat late in the evening.

##### Synonyms

* (colloquial) tupata (“to tend (to be in certain manner)”)

##### Further reading

* “3. tavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-11-17

### Etymology 3

From Swedish stava (“to spell”).

#### Verb

tavata
* (transitive) to spell (a word; to pronounce a word letter by letter or syllable by syllable)
    Near-synonym: kirjoittaa (“to spell a word; write a word correctly, compose a word of letters”)
* (transitive) to decipher (to read obscure or almost illegible text)

##### Derived terms

* tavaaminen
* tavaus
* tavu
* tavailla

##### Further reading

* “2. tavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-11-17

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* vatata

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tabat'ak. Cognates include Finnish tavata and Estonian tabada.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈtɑʋɑtɑ/, [ˈtɑʋɑt]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈtɑʋɑtɑ/, [ˈtɑʋɑd̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋɑt, -ɑʋɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: ta‧va‧ta

### Verb

tavata
* (transitive) to catch
** 1885, “Sprachproben: Der goldene Vogel”, in Volmari Porkka, editor, Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte:Siit kunigas lähetti vanhemman poikaha vahtii, eik tapajais varasta.Then the king sent his oldest son to the guard, so that he could catch the thief.(Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Ingrian language.)
* (transitive) to reach
* (transitive) to hit, strike (in sports)
* (auxiliary) to try to; to strive to
* (auxiliary, verb in past tense) to used to
* (intransitive, verb in third person indicative, subject in partitive) to be enough
** 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:Linnut talveel saavat hukkaa sen peräst, jot heille ei tappaa rookaa.In the winter, the birds pass away because there isn't enough food for them.

#### Synonyms

* (to catch): pyytää, lovittaa, ottaa kiin, tavata kiin
* (to reach): päässä
* (to try to): tavoittaa
* (to used to): tavoittaa

#### Derived terms

* tapahos
* tapahus
* tavata kiin

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 577