ahmaista

Finnish

Etymology

ahma +‎ -aista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhmɑi̯stɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝xmɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑhmɑistɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ah‧mais‧ta

Verb

ahmaista

1. (transitive) to wolf down, eat quickly, gulp, gobble, hog, stuff oneself with (without regard for table manners)

Usage notes

• Being a momentane verb, ahmaista is used when the amount of the food to be wolfed down is confined or the moment of eating is transient, whereas the frequentative ahmia is used when the duration of the eating is longer, more continuous or more or less indefinite. The difference can sometimes be translated in English by using the continuous tense.

  Hän ahmi omenia, kun minä tulin kotiin.

  S/he was gulping apples when I came home.

  Hän ahmaisi omenan ja juoksi ovesta ulos.

  S/he wolfed the apple down and ran out the door.

Conjugation

Inflection of ahmaista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahmaisen	en ahmaise	1st sing.	olen ahmaissut	en ole ahmaissut
2nd sing.		ahmaiset	et ahmaise	2nd sing.	olet ahmaissut	et ole ahmaissut
3rd sing.		ahmaisee	ei ahmaise	3rd sing.	on ahmaissut	ei ole ahmaissut
1st plur.		ahmaisemme	emme ahmaise	1st plur.	olemme ahmaisseet	emme ole ahmaisseet
2nd plur.		ahmaisette	ette ahmaise	2nd plur.	olette ahmaisseet	ette ole ahmaisseet
3rd plur.		ahmaisevat	eivät ahmaise	3rd plur.	ovat ahmaisseet	eivät ole ahmaisseet
passive		ahmaistaan	ei ahmaista	passive	on ahmaistu	ei ole ahmaistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahmaisin	en ahmaissut	1st sing.	olin ahmaissut	en ollut ahmaissut
2nd sing.		ahmaisit	et ahmaissut	2nd sing.	olit ahmaissut	et ollut ahmaissut
3rd sing.		ahmaisi	ei ahmaissut	3rd sing.	oli ahmaissut	ei ollut ahmaissut
1st plur.		ahmaisimme	emme ahmaisseet	1st plur.	olimme ahmaisseet	emme olleet ahmaisseet
2nd plur.		ahmaisitte	ette ahmaisseet	2nd plur.	olitte ahmaisseet	ette olleet ahmaisseet
3rd plur.		ahmaisivat	eivät ahmaisseet	3rd plur.	olivat ahmaisseet	eivät olleet ahmaisseet
passive		ahmaistiin	ei ahmaistu	passive	oli ahmaistu	ei ollut ahmaistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahmaisisin	en ahmaisisi	1st sing.	olisin ahmaissut	en olisi ahmaissut
2nd sing.		ahmaisisit	et ahmaisisi	2nd sing.	olisit ahmaissut	et olisi ahmaissut
3rd sing.		ahmaisisi	ei ahmaisisi	3rd sing.	olisi ahmaissut	ei olisi ahmaissut
1st plur.		ahmaisisimme	emme ahmaisisi	1st plur.	olisimme ahmaisseet	emme olisi ahmaisseet
2nd plur.		ahmaisisitte	ette ahmaisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte ahmaisseet	ette olisi ahmaisseet
3rd plur.		ahmaisisivat	eivät ahmaisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat ahmaisseet	eivät olisi ahmaisseet
passive		ahmaistaisiin	ei ahmaistaisi	passive	olisi ahmaistu	ei olisi ahmaistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		ahmaise	älä ahmaise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		ahmaiskoon	älköön ahmaisko	3rd sing.	olkoon ahmaissut	älköön olko ahmaissut
1st plur.		ahmaiskaamme	älkäämme ahmaisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		ahmaiskaa	älkää ahmaisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		ahmaiskoot	älkööt ahmaisko	3rd plur.	olkoot ahmaisseet	älkööt olko ahmaisseet
passive		ahmaistakoon	älköön ahmaistako	passive	olkoon ahmaistu	älköön olko ahmaistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		ahmaissen	en ahmaisse	1st sing.	lienen ahmaissut	en liene ahmaissut
2nd sing.		ahmaisset	et ahmaisse	2nd sing.	lienet ahmaissut	et liene ahmaissut
3rd sing.		ahmaissee	ei ahmaisse	3rd sing.	lienee ahmaissut	ei liene ahmaissut
1st plur.		ahmaissemme	emme ahmaisse	1st plur.	lienemme ahmaisseet	emme liene ahmaisseet
2nd plur.		ahmaissette	ette ahmaisse	2nd plur.	lienette ahmaisseet	ette liene ahmaisseet
3rd plur.		ahmaissevat	eivät ahmaisse	3rd plur.	lienevät ahmaisseet	eivät liene ahmaisseet
passive		ahmaistaneen	ei ahmaistane	passive	lienee ahmaistu	ei liene ahmaistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		ahmaista		present	ahmaiseva	ahmaistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ahmaistakseni ahmaistaksemme 2nd ahmaistaksesi ahmaistaksenne 3rd ahmaistakseen ahmaistaksensa		past	ahmaissut	ahmaistu
2nd	inessive2	ahmaistessa	ahmaistaessa	agent4	ahmaisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ahmaistessani ahmaistessamme 2nd ahmaistessasi ahmaistessanne 3rd ahmaistessaan ahmaistessansa		negative	ahmaisematon
	instructive	ahmaisten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	ahmaisemassa	—
	elative	ahmaisemasta	—
	illative	ahmaisemaan	—
	adessive	ahmaisemalla	—
	abessive	ahmaisematta	—
	instructive	ahmaiseman	ahmaistaman
4th3	verbal noun	ahmaiseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st ahmaisemaisillani ahmaisemaisillamme 2nd ahmaisemaisillasi ahmaisemaisillanne 3rd ahmaisemaisillaan ahmaisemaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to wolf down, etc. — with the act being transient): hotkaista

Derived terms

• ahmaiseminen
• ahmaisu

 

Related terms

• ahmia
• ahma

Further reading

• “ahmaista”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• haimasta, simahtaa