laveerata

Finnish

Etymology

From French laver (“to wash”), possibly via Swedish, compare lavera (“to paint using wash technique”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋeːrɑtɑˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋe̞ːˌrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧vee‧ra‧ta

Verb

laveerata

1. (art) to paint using the wash technique, i.e. with a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.

Conjugation

Inflection of laveerata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laveeraan	en laveeraa	1st sing.	olen laveerannut	en ole laveerannut
2nd sing.		laveeraat	et laveeraa	2nd sing.	olet laveerannut	et ole laveerannut
3rd sing.		laveeraa	ei laveeraa	3rd sing.	on laveerannut	ei ole laveerannut
1st plur.		laveeraamme	emme laveeraa	1st plur.	olemme laveeranneet	emme ole laveeranneet
2nd plur.		laveeraatte	ette laveeraa	2nd plur.	olette laveeranneet	ette ole laveeranneet
3rd plur.		laveeraavat	eivät laveeraa	3rd plur.	ovat laveeranneet	eivät ole laveeranneet
passive		laveerataan	ei laveerata	passive	on laveerattu	ei ole laveerattu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laveerasin	en laveerannut	1st sing.	olin laveerannut	en ollut laveerannut
2nd sing.		laveerasit	et laveerannut	2nd sing.	olit laveerannut	et ollut laveerannut
3rd sing.		laveerasi	ei laveerannut	3rd sing.	oli laveerannut	ei ollut laveerannut
1st plur.		laveerasimme	emme laveeranneet	1st plur.	olimme laveeranneet	emme olleet laveeranneet
2nd plur.		laveerasitte	ette laveeranneet	2nd plur.	olitte laveeranneet	ette olleet laveeranneet
3rd plur.		laveerasivat	eivät laveeranneet	3rd plur.	olivat laveeranneet	eivät olleet laveeranneet
passive		laveerattiin	ei laveerattu	passive	oli laveerattu	ei ollut laveerattu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laveeraisin	en laveeraisi	1st sing.	olisin laveerannut	en olisi laveerannut
2nd sing.		laveeraisit	et laveeraisi	2nd sing.	olisit laveerannut	et olisi laveerannut
3rd sing.		laveeraisi	ei laveeraisi	3rd sing.	olisi laveerannut	ei olisi laveerannut
1st plur.		laveeraisimme	emme laveeraisi	1st plur.	olisimme laveeranneet	emme olisi laveeranneet
2nd plur.		laveeraisitte	ette laveeraisi	2nd plur.	olisitte laveeranneet	ette olisi laveeranneet
3rd plur.		laveeraisivat	eivät laveeraisi	3rd plur.	olisivat laveeranneet	eivät olisi laveeranneet
passive		laveerattaisiin	ei laveerattaisi	passive	olisi laveerattu	ei olisi laveerattu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		laveeraa	älä laveeraa	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		laveeratkoon	älköön laveeratko	3rd sing.	olkoon laveerannut	älköön olko laveerannut
1st plur.		laveeratkaamme	älkäämme laveeratko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		laveeratkaa	älkää laveeratko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		laveeratkoot	älkööt laveeratko	3rd plur.	olkoot laveeranneet	älkööt olko laveeranneet
passive		laveerattakoon	älköön laveerattako	passive	olkoon laveerattu	älköön olko laveerattu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		laveerannen	en laveeranne	1st sing.	lienen laveerannut	en liene laveerannut
2nd sing.		laveerannet	et laveeranne	2nd sing.	lienet laveerannut	et liene laveerannut
3rd sing.		laveerannee	ei laveeranne	3rd sing.	lienee laveerannut	ei liene laveerannut
1st plur.		laveerannemme	emme laveeranne	1st plur.	lienemme laveeranneet	emme liene laveeranneet
2nd plur.		laveerannette	ette laveeranne	2nd plur.	lienette laveeranneet	ette liene laveeranneet
3rd plur.		laveerannevat	eivät laveeranne	3rd plur.	lienevät laveeranneet	eivät liene laveeranneet
passive		laveerattaneen	ei laveerattane	passive	lienee laveerattu	ei liene laveerattu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		laveerata		present	laveeraava	laveerattava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laveeratakseni laveerataksemme 2nd laveerataksesi laveerataksenne 3rd laveeratakseen laveerataksensa		past	laveerannut	laveerattu
2nd	inessive2	laveeratessa	laveerattaessa	agent3	laveeraama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laveeratessani laveeratessamme 2nd laveeratessasi laveeratessanne 3rd laveeratessaan laveeratessansa		negative	laveeraamaton
	instructive	laveeraten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
3rd	inessive	laveeraamassa	—
	elative	laveeraamasta	—
	illative	laveeraamaan	—
	adessive	laveeraamalla	—
	abessive	laveeraamatta	—
	instructive	laveeraaman	laveerattaman
4th4	verbal noun	laveeraaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st laveeraamaisillani laveeraamaisillamme 2nd laveeraamaisillasi laveeraamaisillanne 3rd laveeraamaisillaan laveeraamaisillansa

Derived terms

• laveeraus

Further reading

• “laveerata”, 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 2023-07-02