rikastuma

From rikas +‎ -tuma. Cognate with Finnish rikastua and Votic rikassua.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikɑstumɑ/, [ˈrikˑɑstumɑ]
• Rhymes: -ikɑstumɑ
• Hyphenation: ri‧kas‧tu‧ma

rikastuma (da-infinitive rikastuda)

1. (intransitive) to become rich, be enriched
   1. To receive a lot of money.

      Miks peaksid arstid rikastuma kellegi hädade arvelt?

      Why should doctors get rich at the expense of other people's problems?

   2. (figuratively) To become more diverse and varied.

      Laps kogeb erinevaid emotsioone, tema tundeelu rikastub.

      The child experiences different emotions, their emotional life becomes more diverse.

   3. (chemistry) To become containing something (via the addition of something).

      Koed rikastuvad hapnikuga.

      The tissues become oxygenated

      (literally, “The tissues are enriched with oxygen.”)

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• rikastuja
• rikastumine
• rikastus

• rikas
• rikkalik
• rikkur
• rikkus
• rikastama

• rikastuma in Sõnaveeb

rikastua +‎ -ma

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikɑstumɑ/, [ˈrikɑ̝s̠ˌtumɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ri‧kas‧tu‧ma

rikastuma

1. enrichment, formation that has been formed by enrichment