heilua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëiludak. Cognates include Karelian heiluo, Veps heiluda. Also compare häilyä, Votic häülüä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯luɑˣ/, [ˈhe̞i̯luɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eiluɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hei‧lua

Verb

heilua

1. to swing, to sway, to rock (to move backward and forward)

   Kasvi heilui tuulessa.

   The plant swung in the breeze.

2. to be loose

   Hampaani heiluu.

   My tooth is loose.

3. to swing (to hang on the gallows)
4. to vacillate (to sway unsteadily from one side to the other)
5. to vacillate (to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another).

   Berliinin kaduilla Ruth ja hänen maanmiehensä heiluivat toivon ja epätoivon välillä.

   On the streets of Berlin, Ruth and her compatriots vacillated between hope and despair.

6. to oscillate (to swing back and forth, especially with a regular rhythm)

   Heiluri heiluu hitaammin, kun se pitenee.

   A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.

7. (colloquial) to wander around, to roam
8. (colloquial) to loiter, to idle

Conjugation

Inflection of heilua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		heilun	en heilu	1st sing.	olen heilunut	en ole heilunut
2nd sing.		heilut	et heilu	2nd sing.	olet heilunut	et ole heilunut
3rd sing.		heiluu	ei heilu	3rd sing.	on heilunut	ei ole heilunut
1st plur.		heilumme	emme heilu	1st plur.	olemme heiluneet	emme ole heiluneet
2nd plur.		heilutte	ette heilu	2nd plur.	olette heiluneet	ette ole heiluneet
3rd plur.		heiluvat	eivät heilu	3rd plur.	ovat heiluneet	eivät ole heiluneet
passive		heilutaan	ei heiluta	passive	on heiluttu	ei ole heiluttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		heiluin	en heilunut	1st sing.	olin heilunut	en ollut heilunut
2nd sing.		heiluit	et heilunut	2nd sing.	olit heilunut	et ollut heilunut
3rd sing.		heilui	ei heilunut	3rd sing.	oli heilunut	ei ollut heilunut
1st plur.		heiluimme	emme heiluneet	1st plur.	olimme heiluneet	emme olleet heiluneet
2nd plur.		heiluitte	ette heiluneet	2nd plur.	olitte heiluneet	ette olleet heiluneet
3rd plur.		heiluivat	eivät heiluneet	3rd plur.	olivat heiluneet	eivät olleet heiluneet
passive		heiluttiin	ei heiluttu	passive	oli heiluttu	ei ollut heiluttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		heiluisin	en heiluisi	1st sing.	olisin heilunut	en olisi heilunut
2nd sing.		heiluisit	et heiluisi	2nd sing.	olisit heilunut	et olisi heilunut
3rd sing.		heiluisi	ei heiluisi	3rd sing.	olisi heilunut	ei olisi heilunut
1st plur.		heiluisimme	emme heiluisi	1st plur.	olisimme heiluneet	emme olisi heiluneet
2nd plur.		heiluisitte	ette heiluisi	2nd plur.	olisitte heiluneet	ette olisi heiluneet
3rd plur.		heiluisivat	eivät heiluisi	3rd plur.	olisivat heiluneet	eivät olisi heiluneet
passive		heiluttaisiin	ei heiluttaisi	passive	olisi heiluttu	ei olisi heiluttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		heilu	älä heilu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		heilukoon	älköön heiluko	3rd sing.	olkoon heilunut	älköön olko heilunut
1st plur.		heilukaamme	älkäämme heiluko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		heilukaa	älkää heiluko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		heilukoot	älkööt heiluko	3rd plur.	olkoot heiluneet	älkööt olko heiluneet
passive		heiluttakoon	älköön heiluttako	passive	olkoon heiluttu	älköön olko heiluttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		heilunen	en heilune	1st sing.	lienen heilunut	en liene heilunut
2nd sing.		heilunet	et heilune	2nd sing.	lienet heilunut	et liene heilunut
3rd sing.		heilunee	ei heilune	3rd sing.	lienee heilunut	ei liene heilunut
1st plur.		heilunemme	emme heilune	1st plur.	lienemme heiluneet	emme liene heiluneet
2nd plur.		heilunette	ette heilune	2nd plur.	lienette heiluneet	ette liene heiluneet
3rd plur.		heilunevat	eivät heilune	3rd plur.	lienevät heiluneet	eivät liene heiluneet
passive		heiluttaneen	ei heiluttane	passive	lienee heiluttu	ei liene heiluttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		heilua		present	heiluva	heiluttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st heiluakseni heiluaksemme 2nd heiluaksesi heiluaksenne 3rd heiluakseen heiluaksensa		past	heilunut	heiluttu
2nd	inessive2	heiluessa	heiluttaessa	agent4	heiluma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st heiluessani heiluessamme 2nd heiluessasi heiluessanne 3rd heiluessaan heiluessansa		negative	heilumaton
	instructive	heiluen	—	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	heilumassa	—
	elative	heilumasta	—
	illative	heilumaan	—
	adessive	heilumalla	—
	abessive	heilumatta	—
	instructive	heiluman	heiluttaman
4th3	verbal noun	heiluminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st heilumaisillani heilumaisillamme 2nd heilumaisillasi heilumaisillanne 3rd heilumaisillaan heilumaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to move backward and forward): keinua
• (to hang on the gallows): roikkua
• (to vacillate): horjua

Derived terms

• heilahtaa
• heilakka
• heiluminen
• heilunta
• heiluri
• heiluttaa

 

Further reading

• “heilua”, 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

• liehua