tursua

Finnish

Alternative forms

• tursuta

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tursudak. Probably ultimately sound-symbolic, compare turskua, pursua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtursuɑˣ/, [ˈt̪urs̠uɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ursuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tur‧su‧a

Verb

tursua

1. (intransitive) to extrude, gush or flow over (to push or thrust out due to excess quantity)

   Hänen nenäkarvansa tursuivat ulos sieraimista.

   His nose hair gushed out of his nostrils.

2. (intransitive) to exude in large quantity; said especially of a viscous matter like mucus

Usage notes

This word is often used of phenomena regarded as unpleasant or undesirable.

Conjugation

Inflection of tursua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tursun	en tursu	1st sing.	olen tursunut	en ole tursunut
2nd sing.		tursut	et tursu	2nd sing.	olet tursunut	et ole tursunut
3rd sing.		tursuu	ei tursu	3rd sing.	on tursunut	ei ole tursunut
1st plur.		tursumme	emme tursu	1st plur.	olemme tursuneet	emme ole tursuneet
2nd plur.		tursutte	ette tursu	2nd plur.	olette tursuneet	ette ole tursuneet
3rd plur.		tursuvat	eivät tursu	3rd plur.	ovat tursuneet	eivät ole tursuneet
passive		tursutaan	ei tursuta	passive	on tursuttu	ei ole tursuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tursuin	en tursunut	1st sing.	olin tursunut	en ollut tursunut
2nd sing.		tursuit	et tursunut	2nd sing.	olit tursunut	et ollut tursunut
3rd sing.		tursui	ei tursunut	3rd sing.	oli tursunut	ei ollut tursunut
1st plur.		tursuimme	emme tursuneet	1st plur.	olimme tursuneet	emme olleet tursuneet
2nd plur.		tursuitte	ette tursuneet	2nd plur.	olitte tursuneet	ette olleet tursuneet
3rd plur.		tursuivat	eivät tursuneet	3rd plur.	olivat tursuneet	eivät olleet tursuneet
passive		tursuttiin	ei tursuttu	passive	oli tursuttu	ei ollut tursuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tursuisin	en tursuisi	1st sing.	olisin tursunut	en olisi tursunut
2nd sing.		tursuisit	et tursuisi	2nd sing.	olisit tursunut	et olisi tursunut
3rd sing.		tursuisi	ei tursuisi	3rd sing.	olisi tursunut	ei olisi tursunut
1st plur.		tursuisimme	emme tursuisi	1st plur.	olisimme tursuneet	emme olisi tursuneet
2nd plur.		tursuisitte	ette tursuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte tursuneet	ette olisi tursuneet
3rd plur.		tursuisivat	eivät tursuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat tursuneet	eivät olisi tursuneet
passive		tursuttaisiin	ei tursuttaisi	passive	olisi tursuttu	ei olisi tursuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		tursu	älä tursu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		tursukoon	älköön tursuko	3rd sing.	olkoon tursunut	älköön olko tursunut
1st plur.		tursukaamme	älkäämme tursuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		tursukaa	älkää tursuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		tursukoot	älkööt tursuko	3rd plur.	olkoot tursuneet	älkööt olko tursuneet
passive		tursuttakoon	älköön tursuttako	passive	olkoon tursuttu	älköön olko tursuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		tursunen	en tursune	1st sing.	lienen tursunut	en liene tursunut
2nd sing.		tursunet	et tursune	2nd sing.	lienet tursunut	et liene tursunut
3rd sing.		tursunee	ei tursune	3rd sing.	lienee tursunut	ei liene tursunut
1st plur.		tursunemme	emme tursune	1st plur.	lienemme tursuneet	emme liene tursuneet
2nd plur.		tursunette	ette tursune	2nd plur.	lienette tursuneet	ette liene tursuneet
3rd plur.		tursunevat	eivät tursune	3rd plur.	lienevät tursuneet	eivät liene tursuneet
passive		tursuttaneen	ei tursuttane	passive	lienee tursuttu	ei liene tursuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		tursua		present	tursuva	tursuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tursuakseni tursuaksemme 2nd tursuaksesi tursuaksenne 3rd tursuakseen tursuaksensa		past	tursunut	tursuttu
2nd	inessive2	tursuessa	tursuttaessa	agent3	tursuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tursuessani tursuessamme 2nd tursuessasi tursuessanne 3rd tursuessaan tursuessansa		negative	tursumaton
	instructive	tursuen	—	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	tursumassa	—
	elative	tursumasta	—
	illative	tursumaan	—
	adessive	tursumalla	—
	abessive	tursumatta	—
	instructive	tursuman	tursuttaman
4th4	verbal noun	tursuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st tursumaisillani tursumaisillamme 2nd tursumaisillasi tursumaisillanne 3rd tursumaisillaan tursumaisillansa

Related terms

• pursua, pursuta (almost synonymous, only a more positive word)

Further reading

• “tursua”, 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

• suurat, suurta, turaus