merseroida

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English mercerize). Adapted with the verbal suffix +‎ -oida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerseroi̯dɑˣ/, [ˈme̞rs̠e̞ˌro̞i̯dɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oidɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mer‧se‧roi‧da

Verb

merseroida

1. to mercerize (to treat cotton or other textile fibers with sodium hydroxide to make them more lustrous)

Conjugation

Inflection of merseroida (Kotus type 62/voida, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		merseroin	en merseroi	1st sing.	olen merseroinut	en ole merseroinut
2nd sing.		merseroit	et merseroi	2nd sing.	olet merseroinut	et ole merseroinut
3rd sing.		merseroi	ei merseroi	3rd sing.	on merseroinut	ei ole merseroinut
1st plur.		merseroimme	emme merseroi	1st plur.	olemme merseroineet	emme ole merseroineet
2nd plur.		merseroitte	ette merseroi	2nd plur.	olette merseroineet	ette ole merseroineet
3rd plur.		merseroivat	eivät merseroi	3rd plur.	ovat merseroineet	eivät ole merseroineet
passive		merseroidaan	ei merseroida	passive	on merseroitu	ei ole merseroitu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		merseroin	en merseroinut	1st sing.	olin merseroinut	en ollut merseroinut
2nd sing.		merseroit	et merseroinut	2nd sing.	olit merseroinut	et ollut merseroinut
3rd sing.		merseroi	ei merseroinut	3rd sing.	oli merseroinut	ei ollut merseroinut
1st plur.		merseroimme	emme merseroineet	1st plur.	olimme merseroineet	emme olleet merseroineet
2nd plur.		merseroitte	ette merseroineet	2nd plur.	olitte merseroineet	ette olleet merseroineet
3rd plur.		merseroivat	eivät merseroineet	3rd plur.	olivat merseroineet	eivät olleet merseroineet
passive		merseroitiin	ei merseroitu	passive	oli merseroitu	ei ollut merseroitu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		merseroisin	en merseroisi	1st sing.	olisin merseroinut	en olisi merseroinut
2nd sing.		merseroisit	et merseroisi	2nd sing.	olisit merseroinut	et olisi merseroinut
3rd sing.		merseroisi	ei merseroisi	3rd sing.	olisi merseroinut	ei olisi merseroinut
1st plur.		merseroisimme	emme merseroisi	1st plur.	olisimme merseroineet	emme olisi merseroineet
2nd plur.		merseroisitte	ette merseroisi	2nd plur.	olisitte merseroineet	ette olisi merseroineet
3rd plur.		merseroisivat	eivät merseroisi	3rd plur.	olisivat merseroineet	eivät olisi merseroineet
passive		merseroitaisiin	ei merseroitaisi	passive	olisi merseroitu	ei olisi merseroitu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		merseroi	älä merseroi	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		merseroikoon	älköön merseroiko	3rd sing.	olkoon merseroinut	älköön olko merseroinut
1st plur.		merseroikaamme	älkäämme merseroiko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		merseroikaa	älkää merseroiko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		merseroikoot	älkööt merseroiko	3rd plur.	olkoot merseroineet	älkööt olko merseroineet
passive		merseroitakoon	älköön merseroitako	passive	olkoon merseroitu	älköön olko merseroitu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		merseroinen	en merseroine	1st sing.	lienen merseroinut	en liene merseroinut
2nd sing.		merseroinet	et merseroine	2nd sing.	lienet merseroinut	et liene merseroinut
3rd sing.		merseroinee	ei merseroine	3rd sing.	lienee merseroinut	ei liene merseroinut
1st plur.		merseroinemme	emme merseroine	1st plur.	lienemme merseroineet	emme liene merseroineet
2nd plur.		merseroinette	ette merseroine	2nd plur.	lienette merseroineet	ette liene merseroineet
3rd plur.		merseroinevat	eivät merseroine	3rd plur.	lienevät merseroineet	eivät liene merseroineet
passive		merseroitaneen	ei merseroitane	passive	lienee merseroitu	ei liene merseroitu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		merseroida		present	merseroiva	merseroitava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st merseroidakseni merseroidaksemme 2nd merseroidaksesi merseroidaksenne 3rd merseroidakseen merseroidaksensa		past	merseroinut	merseroitu
2nd	inessive2	merseroidessa	merseroitaessa	agent3	merseroima
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st merseroidessani merseroidessamme 2nd merseroidessasi merseroidessanne 3rd merseroidessaan merseroidessansa		negative	merseroimaton
	instructive	merseroiden	—	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	merseroimassa	—
	elative	merseroimasta	—
	illative	merseroimaan	—
	adessive	merseroimalla	—
	abessive	merseroimatta	—
	instructive	merseroiman	merseroitaman
4th4	verbal noun	merseroiminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st merseroimaisillani merseroimaisillamme 2nd merseroimaisillasi merseroimaisillanne 3rd merseroimaisillaan merseroimaisillansa

Derived terms

• merserointi

 

Further reading

• “merseroida”, 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 2023-07-03