Estonian

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Etymology

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kätte (hand) +‎ maksma (to pay)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkætːe mɑksmɑ/, [ˈkætːe mɑksmɑ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑksmɑ
  • Hyphenation: kät‧te, maks‧ma

Verb

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kätte maksma (da-infinitive kätte maksta)

  1. to avenge, to revenge, to retaliate, to get back at
    Vaenlasele maksti veriselt kätte.
    The enemy was avenged in blood.
    Poeg maksis mõrtsukatele isa surma eest kätte.
    The son took revenge for his father's death on the murderers.
  2. to pay dearly, to have bad consequences
    Hooletus maksis hiljem valusasti kätte.
    The negligence paid dearly later.
  3. (uncommon) to pay off; to pay back, to repay (money or other goods)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • kätte maksma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • kätte maksma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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