imetään

imetän is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb imeä. imeä means to suck, to draw in liquids by suction, and in caregiving contexts, to nurse a baby. The term covers concrete actions such as sucking on a bottle or a lollipop and also the broader sense of drawing nourishment or liquids into the mouth.

Common uses describe both babies nursing and everyday sucking actions. Example sentences: Minä imetän maitoa pullosta. Lapsi imee äidiltään maitoa.

Grammatical note: imeä is a regular Finnish verb; imetän is the first-person singular present. The passive form is imetään, used to say that something is being sucked, for example: Maitoa pullosta imetään.

Etymology and related terms: imeä derives from a common Finnic root ime-, and is related to other forms such as imeminen (the act of sucking) and imetys (breastfeeding or nursing).