tuhottaa
Tuhottaa is a Finnish verb form that is generally considered nonstandard or dialectal. The standard Finnish verb meaning “to destroy” is tuhoittaa. Tuhottaa may appear in some regional speech or historical texts, but it is not part of contemporary, standard Finnish morphology.
Etymology and related forms: The underlying root is tuho, meaning destruction. The common, standard construction tuhoittaa
Usage notes: In formal writing and standard Finnish, tuhoittaa is used instead of tuhottaa. If tuhottaa appears,
Examples (standard Finnish): Sodan aikana valtio tuhoitti useita rakennuksia. Tulipalot voivat tuhota koko kylän. The nonstandard