Finnish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑpɑtːɑːˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝pɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑtːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧pat‧taa

Verb edit

papattaa (colloquial)

  1. (intransitive) to spout, to ramble
Conjugation edit
Inflection of papattaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. papatan en papata 1st sing. olen papattanut en ole papattanut
2nd sing. papatat et papata 2nd sing. olet papattanut et ole papattanut
3rd sing. papattaa ei papata 3rd sing. on papattanut ei ole papattanut
1st plur. papatamme emme papata 1st plur. olemme papattaneet emme ole papattaneet
2nd plur. papatatte ette papata 2nd plur. olette papattaneet ette ole papattaneet
3rd plur. papattavat eivät papata 3rd plur. ovat papattaneet eivät ole papattaneet
passive papatetaan ei papateta passive on papatettu ei ole papatettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. papatin en papattanut 1st sing. olin papattanut en ollut papattanut
2nd sing. papatit et papattanut 2nd sing. olit papattanut et ollut papattanut
3rd sing. papatti ei papattanut 3rd sing. oli papattanut ei ollut papattanut
1st plur. papatimme emme papattaneet 1st plur. olimme papattaneet emme olleet papattaneet
2nd plur. papatitte ette papattaneet 2nd plur. olitte papattaneet ette olleet papattaneet
3rd plur. papattivat eivät papattaneet 3rd plur. olivat papattaneet eivät olleet papattaneet
passive papatettiin ei papatettu passive oli papatettu ei ollut papatettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. papattaisin en papattaisi 1st sing. olisin papattanut en olisi papattanut
2nd sing. papattaisit et papattaisi 2nd sing. olisit papattanut et olisi papattanut
3rd sing. papattaisi ei papattaisi 3rd sing. olisi papattanut ei olisi papattanut
1st plur. papattaisimme emme papattaisi 1st plur. olisimme papattaneet emme olisi papattaneet
2nd plur. papattaisitte ette papattaisi 2nd plur. olisitte papattaneet ette olisi papattaneet
3rd plur. papattaisivat eivät papattaisi 3rd plur. olisivat papattaneet eivät olisi papattaneet
passive papatettaisiin ei papatettaisi passive olisi papatettu ei olisi papatettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. papata älä papata 2nd sing.
3rd sing. papattakoon älköön papattako 3rd sing. olkoon papattanut älköön olko papattanut
1st plur. papattakaamme älkäämme papattako 1st plur.
2nd plur. papattakaa älkää papattako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. papattakoot älkööt papattako 3rd plur. olkoot papattaneet älkööt olko papattaneet
passive papatettakoon älköön papatettako passive olkoon papatettu älköön olko papatettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. papattanen en papattane 1st sing. lienen papattanut en liene papattanut
2nd sing. papattanet et papattane 2nd sing. lienet papattanut et liene papattanut
3rd sing. papattanee ei papattane 3rd sing. lienee papattanut ei liene papattanut
1st plur. papattanemme emme papattane 1st plur. lienemme papattaneet emme liene papattaneet
2nd plur. papattanette ette papattane 2nd plur. lienette papattaneet ette liene papattaneet
3rd plur. papattanevat eivät papattane 3rd plur. lienevät papattaneet eivät liene papattaneet
passive papatettaneen ei papatettane passive lienee papatettu ei liene papatettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st papattaa present papattava papatettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st papattaakseni papattaaksemme
2nd papattaaksesi papattaaksenne
3rd papattaakseen
papattaaksensa
past papattanut papatettu
2nd inessive2 papattaessa papatettaessa agent3 papattama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st papattaessani papattaessamme
2nd papattaessasi papattaessanne
3rd papattaessaan
papattaessansa
negative papattamaton
instructive papattaen 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).
* The third-person singular indicative form papattaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive papattamassa
elative papattamasta
illative papattamaan
adessive papattamalla
abessive papattamatta
instructive papattaman papatettaman
4th4 verbal noun papattaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st papattamaisillani papattamaisillamme
2nd papattamaisillasi papattamaisillanne
3rd papattamaisillaan
papattamaisillansa
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑpɑtːɑː/, [ˈpɑ̝pɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑtːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧pat‧taa

Verb edit

papattaa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of papattaa

References edit

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN