Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *nitodak, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *ńiδa-.[1] Cognates include Estonian niduma, Northern Sami njađđit and Erzya недямс (ńeďams). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnitoɑˣ/, [ˈnit̪o̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -itoɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ni‧to‧a

Verb edit

nitoa

  1. (transitive) to staple (to bind with staples)

Conjugation edit

Inflection of nitoa (Kotus type 52*F/sanoa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. nidon en nido 1st sing. olen nitonut en ole nitonut
2nd sing. nidot et nido 2nd sing. olet nitonut et ole nitonut
3rd sing. nitoo ei nido 3rd sing. on nitonut ei ole nitonut
1st plur. nidomme emme nido 1st plur. olemme nitoneet emme ole nitoneet
2nd plur. nidotte ette nido 2nd plur. olette nitoneet ette ole nitoneet
3rd plur. nitovat eivät nido 3rd plur. ovat nitoneet eivät ole nitoneet
passive nidotaan ei nidota passive on nidottu ei ole nidottu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. nidoin en nitonut 1st sing. olin nitonut en ollut nitonut
2nd sing. nidoit et nitonut 2nd sing. olit nitonut et ollut nitonut
3rd sing. nitoi ei nitonut 3rd sing. oli nitonut ei ollut nitonut
1st plur. nidoimme emme nitoneet 1st plur. olimme nitoneet emme olleet nitoneet
2nd plur. nidoitte ette nitoneet 2nd plur. olitte nitoneet ette olleet nitoneet
3rd plur. nitoivat eivät nitoneet 3rd plur. olivat nitoneet eivät olleet nitoneet
passive nidottiin ei nidottu passive oli nidottu ei ollut nidottu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. nitoisin en nitoisi 1st sing. olisin nitonut en olisi nitonut
2nd sing. nitoisit et nitoisi 2nd sing. olisit nitonut et olisi nitonut
3rd sing. nitoisi ei nitoisi 3rd sing. olisi nitonut ei olisi nitonut
1st plur. nitoisimme emme nitoisi 1st plur. olisimme nitoneet emme olisi nitoneet
2nd plur. nitoisitte ette nitoisi 2nd plur. olisitte nitoneet ette olisi nitoneet
3rd plur. nitoisivat eivät nitoisi 3rd plur. olisivat nitoneet eivät olisi nitoneet
passive nidottaisiin ei nidottaisi passive olisi nidottu ei olisi nidottu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. nido älä nido 2nd sing.
3rd sing. nitokoon älköön nitoko 3rd sing. olkoon nitonut älköön olko nitonut
1st plur. nitokaamme älkäämme nitoko 1st plur.
2nd plur. nitokaa älkää nitoko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. nitokoot älkööt nitoko 3rd plur. olkoot nitoneet älkööt olko nitoneet
passive nidottakoon älköön nidottako passive olkoon nidottu älköön olko nidottu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. nitonen en nitone 1st sing. lienen nitonut en liene nitonut
2nd sing. nitonet et nitone 2nd sing. lienet nitonut et liene nitonut
3rd sing. nitonee ei nitone 3rd sing. lienee nitonut ei liene nitonut
1st plur. nitonemme emme nitone 1st plur. lienemme nitoneet emme liene nitoneet
2nd plur. nitonette ette nitone 2nd plur. lienette nitoneet ette liene nitoneet
3rd plur. nitonevat eivät nitone 3rd plur. lienevät nitoneet eivät liene nitoneet
passive nidottaneen ei nidottane passive lienee nidottu ei liene nidottu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st nitoa present nitova nidottava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st nitoakseni nitoaksemme
2nd nitoaksesi nitoaksenne
3rd nitoakseen
nitoaksensa
past nitonut nidottu
2nd inessive2 nitoessa nidottaessa agent3 nitoma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st nitoessani nitoessamme
2nd nitoessasi nitoessanne
3rd nitoessaan
nitoessansa
negative nitomaton
instructive nitoen 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 nitomassa
elative nitomasta
illative nitomaan
adessive nitomalla
abessive nitomatta
instructive nitoman nidottaman
4th4 verbal noun nitominen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st nitomaisillani nitomaisillamme
2nd nitomaisillasi nitomaisillanne
3rd nitomaisillaan
nitomaisillansa

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References edit

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “nitoa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

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Garo edit

Etymology edit

Form nia + toa.

Verb edit

nitoa

  1. to be beautiful; to be comely