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

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

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.

(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.
  • 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

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

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

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.

saati

  1. definite accusative singular of saat