holahtaa

Finnish

Etymology

hol- +‎ -ahtaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈholɑhtɑːˣ/, [ˈho̞lɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -olɑhtɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ho‧lah‧taa

Verb

holahtaa

1. (intransitive) to gush, to spurt (of relatively small amounts of liquid)

Conjugation

Inflection of holahtaa (Kotus type 53*F/muistaa, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		holahdan	en holahda	1st sing.	olen holahtanut	en ole holahtanut
2nd sing.		holahdat	et holahda	2nd sing.	olet holahtanut	et ole holahtanut
3rd sing.		holahtaa	ei holahda	3rd sing.	on holahtanut	ei ole holahtanut
1st plur.		holahdamme	emme holahda	1st plur.	olemme holahtaneet	emme ole holahtaneet
2nd plur.		holahdatte	ette holahda	2nd plur.	olette holahtaneet	ette ole holahtaneet
3rd plur.		holahtavat	eivät holahda	3rd plur.	ovat holahtaneet	eivät ole holahtaneet
passive		holahdetaan	ei holahdeta	passive	on holahdettu	ei ole holahdettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		holahdin	en holahtanut	1st sing.	olin holahtanut	en ollut holahtanut
2nd sing.		holahdit	et holahtanut	2nd sing.	olit holahtanut	et ollut holahtanut
3rd sing.		holahti	ei holahtanut	3rd sing.	oli holahtanut	ei ollut holahtanut
1st plur.		holahdimme	emme holahtaneet	1st plur.	olimme holahtaneet	emme olleet holahtaneet
2nd plur.		holahditte	ette holahtaneet	2nd plur.	olitte holahtaneet	ette olleet holahtaneet
3rd plur.		holahtivat	eivät holahtaneet	3rd plur.	olivat holahtaneet	eivät olleet holahtaneet
passive		holahdettiin	ei holahdettu	passive	oli holahdettu	ei ollut holahdettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		holahtaisin	en holahtaisi	1st sing.	olisin holahtanut	en olisi holahtanut
2nd sing.		holahtaisit	et holahtaisi	2nd sing.	olisit holahtanut	et olisi holahtanut
3rd sing.		holahtaisi	ei holahtaisi	3rd sing.	olisi holahtanut	ei olisi holahtanut
1st plur.		holahtaisimme	emme holahtaisi	1st plur.	olisimme holahtaneet	emme olisi holahtaneet
2nd plur.		holahtaisitte	ette holahtaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte holahtaneet	ette olisi holahtaneet
3rd plur.		holahtaisivat	eivät holahtaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat holahtaneet	eivät olisi holahtaneet
passive		holahdettaisiin	ei holahdettaisi	passive	olisi holahdettu	ei olisi holahdettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		holahda	älä holahda	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		holahtakoon	älköön holahtako	3rd sing.	olkoon holahtanut	älköön olko holahtanut
1st plur.		holahtakaamme	älkäämme holahtako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		holahtakaa	älkää holahtako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		holahtakoot	älkööt holahtako	3rd plur.	olkoot holahtaneet	älkööt olko holahtaneet
passive		holahdettakoon	älköön holahdettako	passive	olkoon holahdettu	älköön olko holahdettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		holahtanen	en holahtane	1st sing.	lienen holahtanut	en liene holahtanut
2nd sing.		holahtanet	et holahtane	2nd sing.	lienet holahtanut	et liene holahtanut
3rd sing.		holahtanee	ei holahtane	3rd sing.	lienee holahtanut	ei liene holahtanut
1st plur.		holahtanemme	emme holahtane	1st plur.	lienemme holahtaneet	emme liene holahtaneet
2nd plur.		holahtanette	ette holahtane	2nd plur.	lienette holahtaneet	ette liene holahtaneet
3rd plur.		holahtanevat	eivät holahtane	3rd plur.	lienevät holahtaneet	eivät liene holahtaneet
passive		holahdettaneen	ei holahdettane	passive	lienee holahdettu	ei liene holahdettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		holahtaa		present	holahtava	holahdettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st holahtaakseni holahtaaksemme 2nd holahtaaksesi holahtaaksenne 3rd holahtaakseen holahtaaksensa		past	holahtanut	holahdettu
2nd	inessive2	holahtaessa	holahdettaessa	agent4	holahtama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st holahtaessani holahtaessamme 2nd holahtaessasi holahtaessanne 3rd holahtaessaan holahtaessansa		negative	holahtamaton
	instructive	holahtaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form holahtaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	holahtamassa	—
	elative	holahtamasta	—
	illative	holahtamaan	—
	adessive	holahtamalla	—
	abessive	holahtamatta	—
	instructive	holahtaman	holahdettaman
4th3	verbal noun	holahtaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st holahtamaisillani holahtamaisillamme 2nd holahtamaisillasi holahtamaisillanne 3rd holahtamaisillaan holahtamaisillansa

Derived terms

• holauttaa

 

Further reading

• “holahtaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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