Finnish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sound-symbolic; compare soljua, solista.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoluɑˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞luɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oluɑ
  • Syllabification(key): so‧lu‧a

Verb edit

solua

  1. (intransitive) to slide or glide calmly and effortlessly, to flow
Conjugation edit
Inflection of solua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. solun en solu 1st sing. olen solunut en ole solunut
2nd sing. solut et solu 2nd sing. olet solunut et ole solunut
3rd sing. soluu ei solu 3rd sing. on solunut ei ole solunut
1st plur. solumme emme solu 1st plur. olemme soluneet emme ole soluneet
2nd plur. solutte ette solu 2nd plur. olette soluneet ette ole soluneet
3rd plur. soluvat eivät solu 3rd plur. ovat soluneet eivät ole soluneet
passive solutaan ei soluta passive on soluttu ei ole soluttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. soluin en solunut 1st sing. olin solunut en ollut solunut
2nd sing. soluit et solunut 2nd sing. olit solunut et ollut solunut
3rd sing. solui ei solunut 3rd sing. oli solunut ei ollut solunut
1st plur. soluimme emme soluneet 1st plur. olimme soluneet emme olleet soluneet
2nd plur. soluitte ette soluneet 2nd plur. olitte soluneet ette olleet soluneet
3rd plur. soluivat eivät soluneet 3rd plur. olivat soluneet eivät olleet soluneet
passive soluttiin ei soluttu passive oli soluttu ei ollut soluttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. soluisin en soluisi 1st sing. olisin solunut en olisi solunut
2nd sing. soluisit et soluisi 2nd sing. olisit solunut et olisi solunut
3rd sing. soluisi ei soluisi 3rd sing. olisi solunut ei olisi solunut
1st plur. soluisimme emme soluisi 1st plur. olisimme soluneet emme olisi soluneet
2nd plur. soluisitte ette soluisi 2nd plur. olisitte soluneet ette olisi soluneet
3rd plur. soluisivat eivät soluisi 3rd plur. olisivat soluneet eivät olisi soluneet
passive soluttaisiin ei soluttaisi passive olisi soluttu ei olisi soluttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. solu älä solu 2nd sing.
3rd sing. solukoon älköön soluko 3rd sing. olkoon solunut älköön olko solunut
1st plur. solukaamme älkäämme soluko 1st plur.
2nd plur. solukaa älkää soluko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. solukoot älkööt soluko 3rd plur. olkoot soluneet älkööt olko soluneet
passive soluttakoon älköön soluttako passive olkoon soluttu älköön olko soluttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. solunen en solune 1st sing. lienen solunut en liene solunut
2nd sing. solunet et solune 2nd sing. lienet solunut et liene solunut
3rd sing. solunee ei solune 3rd sing. lienee solunut ei liene solunut
1st plur. solunemme emme solune 1st plur. lienemme soluneet emme liene soluneet
2nd plur. solunette ette solune 2nd plur. lienette soluneet ette liene soluneet
3rd plur. solunevat eivät solune 3rd plur. lienevät soluneet eivät liene soluneet
passive soluttaneen ei soluttane passive lienee soluttu ei liene soluttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st solua present soluva soluttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st soluakseni soluaksemme
2nd soluaksesi soluaksenne
3rd soluakseen
soluaksensa
past solunut soluttu
2nd inessive2 soluessa soluttaessa agent3 soluma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st soluessani soluessamme
2nd soluessasi soluessanne
3rd soluessaan
soluessansa
negative solumaton
instructive soluen 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 solumassa
elative solumasta
illative solumaan
adessive solumalla
abessive solumatta
instructive soluman soluttaman
4th4 verbal noun soluminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st solumaisillani solumaisillamme
2nd solumaisillasi solumaisillanne
3rd solumaisillaan
solumaisillansa
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoluɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞luɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oluɑ
  • Syllabification(key): so‧lu‧a

Noun edit

solua

  1. partitive singular of solu

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

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