nikotella

Finnish

Etymology

From nikottaa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikotelːɑˣ/, [ˈniko̞ˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ni‧ko‧tel‧la

Verb

nikotella

1. To hiccup (to have the hiccups).

   Synonyms: hikata, nikottaa

2. (colloquial) to resist; not to work; to buck

   Synonyms: vastustella, pykiä, vikuroida

Conjugation

Inflection of nikotella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikottelen	en nikottele	1st sing.	olen nikotellut	en ole nikotellut
2nd sing.		nikottelet	et nikottele	2nd sing.	olet nikotellut	et ole nikotellut
3rd sing.		nikottelee	ei nikottele	3rd sing.	on nikotellut	ei ole nikotellut
1st plur.		nikottelemme	emme nikottele	1st plur.	olemme nikotelleet	emme ole nikotelleet
2nd plur.		nikottelette	ette nikottele	2nd plur.	olette nikotelleet	ette ole nikotelleet
3rd plur.		nikottelevat	eivät nikottele	3rd plur.	ovat nikotelleet	eivät ole nikotelleet
passive		nikotellaan	ei nikotella	passive	on nikoteltu	ei ole nikoteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikottelin	en nikotellut	1st sing.	olin nikotellut	en ollut nikotellut
2nd sing.		nikottelit	et nikotellut	2nd sing.	olit nikotellut	et ollut nikotellut
3rd sing.		nikotteli	ei nikotellut	3rd sing.	oli nikotellut	ei ollut nikotellut
1st plur.		nikottelimme	emme nikotelleet	1st plur.	olimme nikotelleet	emme olleet nikotelleet
2nd plur.		nikottelitte	ette nikotelleet	2nd plur.	olitte nikotelleet	ette olleet nikotelleet
3rd plur.		nikottelivat	eivät nikotelleet	3rd plur.	olivat nikotelleet	eivät olleet nikotelleet
passive		nikoteltiin	ei nikoteltu	passive	oli nikoteltu	ei ollut nikoteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikottelisin	en nikottelisi	1st sing.	olisin nikotellut	en olisi nikotellut
2nd sing.		nikottelisit	et nikottelisi	2nd sing.	olisit nikotellut	et olisi nikotellut
3rd sing.		nikottelisi	ei nikottelisi	3rd sing.	olisi nikotellut	ei olisi nikotellut
1st plur.		nikottelisimme	emme nikottelisi	1st plur.	olisimme nikotelleet	emme olisi nikotelleet
2nd plur.		nikottelisitte	ette nikottelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte nikotelleet	ette olisi nikotelleet
3rd plur.		nikottelisivat	eivät nikottelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat nikotelleet	eivät olisi nikotelleet
passive		nikoteltaisiin	ei nikoteltaisi	passive	olisi nikoteltu	ei olisi nikoteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		nikottele	älä nikottele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		nikotelkoon	älköön nikotelko	3rd sing.	olkoon nikotellut	älköön olko nikotellut
1st plur.		nikotelkaamme	älkäämme nikotelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		nikotelkaa	älkää nikotelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		nikotelkoot	älkööt nikotelko	3rd plur.	olkoot nikotelleet	älkööt olko nikotelleet
passive		nikoteltakoon	älköön nikoteltako	passive	olkoon nikoteltu	älköön olko nikoteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikotellen	en nikotelle	1st sing.	lienen nikotellut	en liene nikotellut
2nd sing.		nikotellet	et nikotelle	2nd sing.	lienet nikotellut	et liene nikotellut
3rd sing.		nikotellee	ei nikotelle	3rd sing.	lienee nikotellut	ei liene nikotellut
1st plur.		nikotellemme	emme nikotelle	1st plur.	lienemme nikotelleet	emme liene nikotelleet
2nd plur.		nikotellette	ette nikotelle	2nd plur.	lienette nikotelleet	ette liene nikotelleet
3rd plur.		nikotellevat	eivät nikotelle	3rd plur.	lienevät nikotelleet	eivät liene nikotelleet
passive		nikoteltaneen	ei nikoteltane	passive	lienee nikoteltu	ei liene nikoteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		nikotella		present	nikotteleva	nikoteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nikotellakseni nikotellaksemme 2nd nikotellaksesi nikotellaksenne 3rd nikotellakseen nikotellaksensa		past	nikotellut	nikoteltu
2nd	inessive2	nikotellessa	nikoteltaessa	agent3	nikottelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nikotellessani nikotellessamme 2nd nikotellessasi nikotellessanne 3rd nikotellessaan nikotellessansa		negative	nikottelematon
	instructive	nikotellen	—	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	nikottelemassa	—
	elative	nikottelemasta	—
	illative	nikottelemaan	—
	adessive	nikottelemalla	—
	abessive	nikottelematta	—
	instructive	nikotteleman	nikoteltaman
4th4	verbal noun	nikotteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nikottelemaisillani nikottelemaisillamme 2nd nikottelemaisillasi nikottelemaisillanne 3rd nikottelemaisillaan nikottelemaisillansa

Derived terms

• nikotteleminen
• nikottelu

 

Related terms

• nikka, nikottelu
• nikottelematta

Further reading

• “nikotella”, 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