kutiaa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuti-, which is of sound-symbolic origin. Possibly also related to Lithuanian kuténti (“to tickle, titillate”); the words may both be separately sound-symbolic or, alternatively, one might be borrowed from the other.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutiɑːˣ/, [ˈkut̪iɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -utiɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ti‧aa

Verb

kutiaa (defective, intransitive)

1. to tickle (feel like being tickled)

   Nenäni kutiaa.

   My nose tickles.

2. to itch (feel itchy)
3. to be ticklish

   Jalkani kutiavat, mutta kämmeneni eivät.

   My feet are ticklish, but my palms are not.

Conjugation

This verb has no consonant stem and therefore no first infinitive, so the lemma is the indicative third-person singular form. Forrms requiring a consonant stem are substituted with ones of the synonymous verb kutista is substituted. Thus, the conjugation type selvitä is only valid for vowel stem forms and for consonant stem forms the type is rohkaista.

Conjugation of (type selvitä)

indicative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	kutian	en kutia	1st sing.	olen kutissut	en ole kutissut
2nd sing.	kutiat	et kutia	2nd sing.	olet kutissut	et ole kutissut
3rd sing.	kutiaa	ei kutia	3rd sing.	on kutissut	ei ole kutissut
1st plur.	kutiamme	emme kutia	1st plur.	olemme kutisseet	emme ole kutisseet
2nd plur.	kutiatte	ette kutia	2nd plur.	olette kutisseet	ette ole kutisseet
3rd plur.	kutiavat	eivät kutia	3rd plur.	ovat kutisseet	eivät ole kutisseet
passive	kutistaan	ei kutista	passive	on kutistu	ei ole kutistu
past			pluperfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	kutisin	en kutissut	1st sing.	olin kutissut	en ollut kutissut
2nd sing.	kutisit	et kutissut	2nd sing.	olit kutissut	et ollut kutissut
3rd sing.	kutisi	ei kutissut	3rd sing.	oli kutissut	ei ollut kutissut
1st plur.	kutisimme	emme kutisseet	1st plur.	olimme kutisseet	emme olleet kutisseet
2nd plur.	kutisitte	ette kutisseet	2nd plur.	olitte kutisseet	ette olleet kutisseet
3rd plur.	kutisivat	eivät kutisseet	3rd plur.	olivat kutisseet	eivät olleet kutisseet
passive	kutistiin	ei kutistu	passive	oli kutistu	ei ollut kutistu
conditional
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	kutiaisin	en kutiaisi	1st sing.	olisin kutissut	en olisi kutissut
2nd sing.	kutiaisit	et kutiaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kutissut	et olisi kutissut
3rd sing.	kutiaisi	ei kutiaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kutissut	ei olisi kutissut
1st plur.	kutiaisimme	emme kutiaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kutisseet	emme olisi kutisseet
2nd plur.	kutiaisitte	ette kutiaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kutisseet	ette olisi kutisseet
3rd plur.	kutiaisivat	eivät kutiaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kutisseet	eivät olisi kutisseet
passive	kutistaisiin	ei kutistaisi	passive	olisi kutistu	ei olisi kutistu
imperative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	kutia	älä kutia	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	kutiskoon	älköön kutisko	3rd sing.	olkoon kutissut	älköön olko kutissut
1st plur.	kutiskaamme	älkäämme kutisko	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	kutiskaa	älkää kutisko	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	kutiskoot	älkööt kutisko	3rd plur.	olkoot kutisseet	älkööt olko kutisseet
passive	kutistakoon	älköön kutistako	passive	olkoon kutistu	älköön olko kutistu
potential
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	kutissen	en kutisse	1st sing.	lienen kutissut	en liene kutissut
2nd sing.	kutisset	et kutisse	2nd sing.	lienet kutissut	et liene kutissut
3rd sing.	kutissee	ei kutisse	3rd sing.	lienee kutissut	ei liene kutissut
1st plur.	kutissemme	emme kutisse	1st plur.	lienemme kutisseet	emme liene kutisseet
2nd plur.	kutissette	ette kutisse	2nd plur.	lienette kutisseet	ette liene kutisseet
3rd plur.	kutissevat	eivät kutisse	3rd plur.	lienevät kutisseet	eivät liene kutisseet
passive	kutistaneen	ei kutistane	passive	lienee kutistu	ei liene kutistu

Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
I		–		present	kutiava	kutistava
long I2		kutistakseen 2		past	kutissut	kutistu
II	inessive1	kutistessa 1	–	agent1, 4	– 1, 3
	instructive	kutisten	–	negative	kutiamaton
III	inessive	kutiamassa	–	1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the 3rd infinitives.
	elative	kutiamasta	–
	illative	kutiamaan	–
	adessive	kutiamalla	–
	abessive	kutiamatta	–
	instructive	kutiaman	kutistaman
IV3		kutiaminen
V		kutiamaisillaan 2

Derived terms

• kuteloida
• kutina
• kutista
• kutittaa

 

Further reading

• “kutiaa”, 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

Anagrams

• kaatui