monkua

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a blend of mankua +‎ vonkua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoŋkuɑˣ/, [ˈmo̞ŋkuɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oŋkuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mon‧ku‧a

Verb

monkua

1. (intransitive) to whine (like a cat begging for something)

Conjugation

Inflection of monkua (Kotus type 52*G/sanoa, nk-ng gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		mongun	en mongu	1st sing.	olen monkunut	en ole monkunut
2nd sing.		mongut	et mongu	2nd sing.	olet monkunut	et ole monkunut
3rd sing.		monkuu	ei mongu	3rd sing.	on monkunut	ei ole monkunut
1st plur.		mongumme	emme mongu	1st plur.	olemme monkuneet	emme ole monkuneet
2nd plur.		mongutte	ette mongu	2nd plur.	olette monkuneet	ette ole monkuneet
3rd plur.		monkuvat	eivät mongu	3rd plur.	ovat monkuneet	eivät ole monkuneet
passive		mongutaan	ei monguta	passive	on monguttu	ei ole monguttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		monguin	en monkunut	1st sing.	olin monkunut	en ollut monkunut
2nd sing.		monguit	et monkunut	2nd sing.	olit monkunut	et ollut monkunut
3rd sing.		monkui	ei monkunut	3rd sing.	oli monkunut	ei ollut monkunut
1st plur.		monguimme	emme monkuneet	1st plur.	olimme monkuneet	emme olleet monkuneet
2nd plur.		monguitte	ette monkuneet	2nd plur.	olitte monkuneet	ette olleet monkuneet
3rd plur.		monkuivat	eivät monkuneet	3rd plur.	olivat monkuneet	eivät olleet monkuneet
passive		monguttiin	ei monguttu	passive	oli monguttu	ei ollut monguttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		monkuisin	en monkuisi	1st sing.	olisin monkunut	en olisi monkunut
2nd sing.		monkuisit	et monkuisi	2nd sing.	olisit monkunut	et olisi monkunut
3rd sing.		monkuisi	ei monkuisi	3rd sing.	olisi monkunut	ei olisi monkunut
1st plur.		monkuisimme	emme monkuisi	1st plur.	olisimme monkuneet	emme olisi monkuneet
2nd plur.		monkuisitte	ette monkuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte monkuneet	ette olisi monkuneet
3rd plur.		monkuisivat	eivät monkuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat monkuneet	eivät olisi monkuneet
passive		monguttaisiin	ei monguttaisi	passive	olisi monguttu	ei olisi monguttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		mongu	älä mongu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		monkukoon	älköön monkuko	3rd sing.	olkoon monkunut	älköön olko monkunut
1st plur.		monkukaamme	älkäämme monkuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		monkukaa	älkää monkuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		monkukoot	älkööt monkuko	3rd plur.	olkoot monkuneet	älkööt olko monkuneet
passive		monguttakoon	älköön monguttako	passive	olkoon monguttu	älköön olko monguttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		monkunen	en monkune	1st sing.	lienen monkunut	en liene monkunut
2nd sing.		monkunet	et monkune	2nd sing.	lienet monkunut	et liene monkunut
3rd sing.		monkunee	ei monkune	3rd sing.	lienee monkunut	ei liene monkunut
1st plur.		monkunemme	emme monkune	1st plur.	lienemme monkuneet	emme liene monkuneet
2nd plur.		monkunette	ette monkune	2nd plur.	lienette monkuneet	ette liene monkuneet
3rd plur.		monkunevat	eivät monkune	3rd plur.	lienevät monkuneet	eivät liene monkuneet
passive		monguttaneen	ei monguttane	passive	lienee monguttu	ei liene monguttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		monkua		present	monkuva	monguttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st monkuakseni monkuaksemme 2nd monkuaksesi monkuaksenne 3rd monkuakseen monkuaksensa		past	monkunut	monguttu
2nd	inessive2	monkuessa	monguttaessa	agent3	monkuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st monkuessani monkuessamme 2nd monkuessasi monkuessanne 3rd monkuessaan monkuessansa		negative	monkumaton
	instructive	monkuen	—	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	monkumassa	—
	elative	monkumasta	—
	illative	monkumaan	—
	adessive	monkumalla	—
	abessive	monkumatta	—
	instructive	monkuman	monguttaman
4th4	verbal noun	monkuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st monkumaisillani monkumaisillamme 2nd monkumaisillasi monkumaisillanne 3rd monkumaisillaan monkumaisillansa

Further reading

• “monkua”, 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

Anagrams

• komuna, kuoman, moukan