Finnish edit

Etymology edit

purra (to bite) +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuretːɑːˣ/, [ˈpure̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uretːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧ret‧taa

Verb edit

purettaa

  1. (transitive) to mordant (subject to or imbue with a mordant)

Conjugation edit

Inflection of purettaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. puretan en pureta 1st sing. olen purettanut en ole purettanut
2nd sing. puretat et pureta 2nd sing. olet purettanut et ole purettanut
3rd sing. purettaa ei pureta 3rd sing. on purettanut ei ole purettanut
1st plur. puretamme emme pureta 1st plur. olemme purettaneet emme ole purettaneet
2nd plur. puretatte ette pureta 2nd plur. olette purettaneet ette ole purettaneet
3rd plur. purettavat eivät pureta 3rd plur. ovat purettaneet eivät ole purettaneet
passive puretetaan ei pureteta passive on puretettu ei ole puretettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. puretin en purettanut 1st sing. olin purettanut en ollut purettanut
2nd sing. puretit et purettanut 2nd sing. olit purettanut et ollut purettanut
3rd sing. puretti ei purettanut 3rd sing. oli purettanut ei ollut purettanut
1st plur. puretimme emme purettaneet 1st plur. olimme purettaneet emme olleet purettaneet
2nd plur. puretitte ette purettaneet 2nd plur. olitte purettaneet ette olleet purettaneet
3rd plur. purettivat eivät purettaneet 3rd plur. olivat purettaneet eivät olleet purettaneet
passive puretettiin ei puretettu passive oli puretettu ei ollut puretettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. purettaisin en purettaisi 1st sing. olisin purettanut en olisi purettanut
2nd sing. purettaisit et purettaisi 2nd sing. olisit purettanut et olisi purettanut
3rd sing. purettaisi ei purettaisi 3rd sing. olisi purettanut ei olisi purettanut
1st plur. purettaisimme emme purettaisi 1st plur. olisimme purettaneet emme olisi purettaneet
2nd plur. purettaisitte ette purettaisi 2nd plur. olisitte purettaneet ette olisi purettaneet
3rd plur. purettaisivat eivät purettaisi 3rd plur. olisivat purettaneet eivät olisi purettaneet
passive puretettaisiin ei puretettaisi passive olisi puretettu ei olisi puretettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. pureta älä pureta 2nd sing.
3rd sing. purettakoon älköön purettako 3rd sing. olkoon purettanut älköön olko purettanut
1st plur. purettakaamme älkäämme purettako 1st plur.
2nd plur. purettakaa älkää purettako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. purettakoot älkööt purettako 3rd plur. olkoot purettaneet älkööt olko purettaneet
passive puretettakoon älköön puretettako passive olkoon puretettu älköön olko puretettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. purettanen en purettane 1st sing. lienen purettanut en liene purettanut
2nd sing. purettanet et purettane 2nd sing. lienet purettanut et liene purettanut
3rd sing. purettanee ei purettane 3rd sing. lienee purettanut ei liene purettanut
1st plur. purettanemme emme purettane 1st plur. lienemme purettaneet emme liene purettaneet
2nd plur. purettanette ette purettane 2nd plur. lienette purettaneet ette liene purettaneet
3rd plur. purettanevat eivät purettane 3rd plur. lienevät purettaneet eivät liene purettaneet
passive puretettaneen ei puretettane passive lienee puretettu ei liene puretettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st purettaa present purettava puretettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st purettaakseni purettaaksemme
2nd purettaaksesi purettaaksenne
3rd purettaakseen
purettaaksensa
past purettanut puretettu
2nd inessive2 purettaessa puretettaessa agent3 purettama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st purettaessani purettaessamme
2nd purettaessasi purettaessanne
3rd purettaessaan
purettaessansa
negative purettamaton
instructive purettaen 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 purettaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive purettamassa
elative purettamasta
illative purettamaan
adessive purettamalla
abessive purettamatta
instructive purettaman puretettaman
4th4 verbal noun purettaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st purettamaisillani purettamaisillamme
2nd purettamaisillasi purettamaisillanne
3rd purettamaisillaan
purettamaisillansa

Derived terms edit

  • puretin (mordant, substance used to facilitate dye fixing)
  • puretus (mordanting)