Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *vitodak, from Proto-Uralic *wiča-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋitoɑˣ/, [ˈʋit̪o̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -itoɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vi‧to‧a

Verb edit

vitoa

  1. to scutch, swingle (to beat or flog for extracting the fibers from flax stalks)
  2. (dialectal) to run as fast as one can, especially in fear

Conjugation edit

Inflection of vitoa (Kotus type 52*F/sanoa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vidon en vido 1st sing. olen vitonut en ole vitonut
2nd sing. vidot et vido 2nd sing. olet vitonut et ole vitonut
3rd sing. vitoo ei vido 3rd sing. on vitonut ei ole vitonut
1st plur. vidomme emme vido 1st plur. olemme vitoneet emme ole vitoneet
2nd plur. vidotte ette vido 2nd plur. olette vitoneet ette ole vitoneet
3rd plur. vitovat eivät vido 3rd plur. ovat vitoneet eivät ole vitoneet
passive vidotaan ei vidota passive on vidottu ei ole vidottu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vidoin en vitonut 1st sing. olin vitonut en ollut vitonut
2nd sing. vidoit et vitonut 2nd sing. olit vitonut et ollut vitonut
3rd sing. vitoi ei vitonut 3rd sing. oli vitonut ei ollut vitonut
1st plur. vidoimme emme vitoneet 1st plur. olimme vitoneet emme olleet vitoneet
2nd plur. vidoitte ette vitoneet 2nd plur. olitte vitoneet ette olleet vitoneet
3rd plur. vitoivat eivät vitoneet 3rd plur. olivat vitoneet eivät olleet vitoneet
passive vidottiin ei vidottu passive oli vidottu ei ollut vidottu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vitoisin en vitoisi 1st sing. olisin vitonut en olisi vitonut
2nd sing. vitoisit et vitoisi 2nd sing. olisit vitonut et olisi vitonut
3rd sing. vitoisi ei vitoisi 3rd sing. olisi vitonut ei olisi vitonut
1st plur. vitoisimme emme vitoisi 1st plur. olisimme vitoneet emme olisi vitoneet
2nd plur. vitoisitte ette vitoisi 2nd plur. olisitte vitoneet ette olisi vitoneet
3rd plur. vitoisivat eivät vitoisi 3rd plur. olisivat vitoneet eivät olisi vitoneet
passive vidottaisiin ei vidottaisi passive olisi vidottu ei olisi vidottu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. vido älä vido 2nd sing.
3rd sing. vitokoon älköön vitoko 3rd sing. olkoon vitonut älköön olko vitonut
1st plur. vitokaamme älkäämme vitoko 1st plur.
2nd plur. vitokaa älkää vitoko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. vitokoot älkööt vitoko 3rd plur. olkoot vitoneet älkööt olko vitoneet
passive vidottakoon älköön vidottako passive olkoon vidottu älköön olko vidottu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. vitonen en vitone 1st sing. lienen vitonut en liene vitonut
2nd sing. vitonet et vitone 2nd sing. lienet vitonut et liene vitonut
3rd sing. vitonee ei vitone 3rd sing. lienee vitonut ei liene vitonut
1st plur. vitonemme emme vitone 1st plur. lienemme vitoneet emme liene vitoneet
2nd plur. vitonette ette vitone 2nd plur. lienette vitoneet ette liene vitoneet
3rd plur. vitonevat eivät vitone 3rd plur. lienevät vitoneet eivät liene vitoneet
passive vidottaneen ei vidottane passive lienee vidottu ei liene vidottu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st vitoa present vitova vidottava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vitoakseni vitoaksemme
2nd vitoaksesi vitoaksenne
3rd vitoakseen
vitoaksensa
past vitonut vidottu
2nd inessive2 vitoessa vidottaessa agent3 vitoma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vitoessani vitoessamme
2nd vitoessasi vitoessanne
3rd vitoessaan
vitoessansa
negative vitomaton
instructive vitoen 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 vitomassa
elative vitomasta
illative vitomaan
adessive vitomalla
abessive vitomatta
instructive vitoman vidottaman
4th4 verbal noun vitominen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st vitomaisillani vitomaisillamme
2nd vitomaisillasi vitomaisillanne
3rd vitomaisillaan
vitomaisillansa

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