napsaa

See also: näpsää

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *napsadak, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpsɑːˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑpsɑː
• Syllabification^(key): nap‧saa

Verb

napsaa

1. Synonym of napsua

Conjugation

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb napsua.

Conjugation of napsaa (type kaikaa)

indicative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	napsaa	ei napsaa	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	napsaavat	eivät napsaa	3rd plur.	–	–
passive	–	–	passive	–	–
past			pluperfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive	–	–	passive	–	–
conditional
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	napsaisi	ei napsaisi	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	napsaisivat	eivät napsaisi	3rd plur.	–	–
passive	–	–	passive	–	–
imperative
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive	–	–	passive	–	–
potential
present			perfect
person	positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.	–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.	–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.	–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.	–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.	–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.	–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive	–	–	passive	–	–

Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
I		–		present	–	–
long I2		–		past	–	–
II	inessive1	–	–	agent1, 4	–
	instructive	–	–	negative	–
III	inessive	–	–	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	–	–
	illative	–	–
	adessive	–	–
	abessive	–	–
	instructive	–	–
IV3		–
V		–

Derived terms

• napsaista
• napse
• napsia
• napsua

 

Further reading

• “napsaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑpsɑː/, [ˈnɑ̝ps̠ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑpsɑː
• Syllabification^(key): nap‧saa

Verb

napsaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of napsaa