harventaa

harva +‎ -ntaa

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrʋentɑːˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋentɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): har‧ven‧taa

harventaa (transitive)

1. to thin out (to make more sparse)
2. to thin (to remove some plants or parts thereof in order to improve the growth of those remaining)
3. to rarefy (to make rare, thin, porous, less dense)
4. (music) to augment (to slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage)
5. (typography) to space out (letters for emphasis)

• harva

• “harventaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrʋentɑː/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋentɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): har‧ven‧taa

harventaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of harventaa

• vaahteran, varhentaa