saati

See also: sääti

Estonian

Etymology

From saama (“to get”). Originally meaning "let alone" (compare Finnish saati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːti/, [ˈsɑːtʲˑi]
• Rhymes: -ɑːti
• Hyphenation: saa‧ti

Adverb

saati (not comparable)

1. (dated) let alone, not to mention

   Ta ei julgenud seda endalegi tunnistada, saati siis veel teisele rääkida.

   He didn't have the guts to admit it, let alone tell others about it.

Postposition

(elative +) saati

1. since

   Sajab juba hommikust saati.

   It has been raining since morning.

   Tüdruk on sündimisest saati pime.

   The girl has been blind since birth.

2. up to something, until a certain limit

   Ta seisis rinnust saati vees.

   He was standing in water from the chest up.

Synonyms

• saadik

Derived terms

• kustsaati
• sealtsaati
• sestsaati
• siiasaati
• siitsaati
• sinnasaati

References

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

Finnish

Etymology

saada +‎ -ti, perhaps originally meaning "until, up to".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːti(ˣ)/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːt̪i(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːti
• Hyphenation^(key): saa‧ti

Adverb

saati

1. let alone, not to mention

   Eihän meillä ole rahaa miltei mihinkään saati lapsen elättämiseen.

   We don't have money for almost anything, let alone for raising a child.

Synonyms

• saatikka
• puhumattakaan

Derived terms

• saatikka

 

Further reading

• “saati”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -aista, -istaa, aasit, aisat, aista, asiat, astia, saita

Turkish

Noun

saati

1. definite accusative singular of saat