ulista

Finnish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic root (compare ulvoa) +‎ -ista. Compare Karelian ulissa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulistɑˣ/, [ˈulis̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ulistɑ
• Syllabification^(key): u‧lis‧ta

Verb

ulista

1. (intransitive) to wail, howl
2. (figuratively) to yell, scream
3. (figuratively, colloquial) to whine, to complain, to moan

Conjugation

Inflection of ulista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ulisen	en ulise	1st sing.	olen ulissut	en ole ulissut
2nd sing.		uliset	et ulise	2nd sing.	olet ulissut	et ole ulissut
3rd sing.		ulisee	ei ulise	3rd sing.	on ulissut	ei ole ulissut
1st plur.		ulisemme	emme ulise	1st plur.	olemme ulisseet	emme ole ulisseet
2nd plur.		ulisette	ette ulise	2nd plur.	olette ulisseet	ette ole ulisseet
3rd plur.		ulisevat	eivät ulise	3rd plur.	ovat ulisseet	eivät ole ulisseet
passive		ulistaan	ei ulista	passive	on ulistu	ei ole ulistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ulisin	en ulissut	1st sing.	olin ulissut	en ollut ulissut
2nd sing.		ulisit	et ulissut	2nd sing.	olit ulissut	et ollut ulissut
3rd sing.		ulisi	ei ulissut	3rd sing.	oli ulissut	ei ollut ulissut
1st plur.		ulisimme	emme ulisseet	1st plur.	olimme ulisseet	emme olleet ulisseet
2nd plur.		ulisitte	ette ulisseet	2nd plur.	olitte ulisseet	ette olleet ulisseet
3rd plur.		ulisivat	eivät ulisseet	3rd plur.	olivat ulisseet	eivät olleet ulisseet
passive		ulistiin	ei ulistu	passive	oli ulistu	ei ollut ulistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ulisisin	en ulisisi	1st sing.	olisin ulissut	en olisi ulissut
2nd sing.		ulisisit	et ulisisi	2nd sing.	olisit ulissut	et olisi ulissut
3rd sing.		ulisisi	ei ulisisi	3rd sing.	olisi ulissut	ei olisi ulissut
1st plur.		ulisisimme	emme ulisisi	1st plur.	olisimme ulisseet	emme olisi ulisseet
2nd plur.		ulisisitte	ette ulisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte ulisseet	ette olisi ulisseet
3rd plur.		ulisisivat	eivät ulisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat ulisseet	eivät olisi ulisseet
passive		ulistaisiin	ei ulistaisi	passive	olisi ulistu	ei olisi ulistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		ulise	älä ulise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		uliskoon	älköön ulisko	3rd sing.	olkoon ulissut	älköön olko ulissut
1st plur.		uliskaamme	älkäämme ulisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		uliskaa	älkää ulisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		uliskoot	älkööt ulisko	3rd plur.	olkoot ulisseet	älkööt olko ulisseet
passive		ulistakoon	älköön ulistako	passive	olkoon ulistu	älköön olko ulistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ulissen	en ulisse	1st sing.	lienen ulissut	en liene ulissut
2nd sing.		ulisset	et ulisse	2nd sing.	lienet ulissut	et liene ulissut
3rd sing.		ulissee	ei ulisse	3rd sing.	lienee ulissut	ei liene ulissut
1st plur.		ulissemme	emme ulisse	1st plur.	lienemme ulisseet	emme liene ulisseet
2nd plur.		ulissette	ette ulisse	2nd plur.	lienette ulisseet	ette liene ulisseet
3rd plur.		ulissevat	eivät ulisse	3rd plur.	lienevät ulisseet	eivät liene ulisseet
passive		ulistaneen	ei ulistane	passive	lienee ulistu	ei liene ulistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		ulista		present	uliseva	ulistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ulistakseni ulistaksemme 2nd ulistaksesi ulistaksenne 3rd ulistakseen ulistaksensa		past	ulissut	ulistu
2nd	inessive2	ulistessa	ulistaessa	agent3	ulisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ulistessani ulistessamme 2nd ulistessasi ulistessanne 3rd ulistessaan ulistessansa		negative	ulisematon
	instructive	ulisten	—	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	ulisemassa	—
	elative	ulisemasta	—
	illative	ulisemaan	—
	adessive	ulisemalla	—
	abessive	ulisematta	—
	instructive	uliseman	ulistaman
4th4	verbal noun	uliseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ulisemaisillani ulisemaisillamme 2nd ulisemaisillasi ulisemaisillanne 3rd ulisemaisillaan ulisemaisillansa

Derived terms

• ulina
• uliseminen

 

Further reading

• “ulista”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulistɑ/, [ˈulis̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulistɑ
• Syllabification^(key): u‧lis‧ta

Noun

ulista

1. elative plural of ula

Anagrams

• alistu, alitus, alusti, luista, suilta, tilaus