imarrella

Finnish

Etymology

From imartaa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimɑrːelːɑˣ/, [ˈimɑ̝rˌre̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): i‧mar‧rel‧la

Verb

imarrella

1. (transitive, usually atelic) To flatter, compliment, (colloquially) to butter up, soft-soap, suck up to.

   Älä imartele itseäsi.

   Don't flatter yourself.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) To coax, cajole, beguile.
3. (transitive, usually atelic) To toady to, truckle to, carry favor with, (colloquially) to brownnose, kiss/lick sb's ass/boots.

Conjugation

Inflection of imarrella (Kotus type 67*K/tulla, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		imartelen	en imartele	1st sing.	olen imarrellut	en ole imarrellut
2nd sing.		imartelet	et imartele	2nd sing.	olet imarrellut	et ole imarrellut
3rd sing.		imartelee	ei imartele	3rd sing.	on imarrellut	ei ole imarrellut
1st plur.		imartelemme	emme imartele	1st plur.	olemme imarrelleet	emme ole imarrelleet
2nd plur.		imartelette	ette imartele	2nd plur.	olette imarrelleet	ette ole imarrelleet
3rd plur.		imartelevat	eivät imartele	3rd plur.	ovat imarrelleet	eivät ole imarrelleet
passive		imarrellaan	ei imarrella	passive	on imarreltu	ei ole imarreltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		imartelin	en imarrellut	1st sing.	olin imarrellut	en ollut imarrellut
2nd sing.		imartelit	et imarrellut	2nd sing.	olit imarrellut	et ollut imarrellut
3rd sing.		imarteli	ei imarrellut	3rd sing.	oli imarrellut	ei ollut imarrellut
1st plur.		imartelimme	emme imarrelleet	1st plur.	olimme imarrelleet	emme olleet imarrelleet
2nd plur.		imartelitte	ette imarrelleet	2nd plur.	olitte imarrelleet	ette olleet imarrelleet
3rd plur.		imartelivat	eivät imarrelleet	3rd plur.	olivat imarrelleet	eivät olleet imarrelleet
passive		imarreltiin	ei imarreltu	passive	oli imarreltu	ei ollut imarreltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		imartelisin	en imartelisi	1st sing.	olisin imarrellut	en olisi imarrellut
2nd sing.		imartelisit	et imartelisi	2nd sing.	olisit imarrellut	et olisi imarrellut
3rd sing.		imartelisi	ei imartelisi	3rd sing.	olisi imarrellut	ei olisi imarrellut
1st plur.		imartelisimme	emme imartelisi	1st plur.	olisimme imarrelleet	emme olisi imarrelleet
2nd plur.		imartelisitte	ette imartelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte imarrelleet	ette olisi imarrelleet
3rd plur.		imartelisivat	eivät imartelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat imarrelleet	eivät olisi imarrelleet
passive		imarreltaisiin	ei imarreltaisi	passive	olisi imarreltu	ei olisi imarreltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		imartele	älä imartele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		imarrelkoon	älköön imarrelko	3rd sing.	olkoon imarrellut	älköön olko imarrellut
1st plur.		imarrelkaamme	älkäämme imarrelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		imarrelkaa	älkää imarrelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		imarrelkoot	älkööt imarrelko	3rd plur.	olkoot imarrelleet	älkööt olko imarrelleet
passive		imarreltakoon	älköön imarreltako	passive	olkoon imarreltu	älköön olko imarreltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		imarrellen	en imarrelle	1st sing.	lienen imarrellut	en liene imarrellut
2nd sing.		imarrellet	et imarrelle	2nd sing.	lienet imarrellut	et liene imarrellut
3rd sing.		imarrellee	ei imarrelle	3rd sing.	lienee imarrellut	ei liene imarrellut
1st plur.		imarrellemme	emme imarrelle	1st plur.	lienemme imarrelleet	emme liene imarrelleet
2nd plur.		imarrellette	ette imarrelle	2nd plur.	lienette imarrelleet	ette liene imarrelleet
3rd plur.		imarrellevat	eivät imarrelle	3rd plur.	lienevät imarrelleet	eivät liene imarrelleet
passive		imarreltaneen	ei imarreltane	passive	lienee imarreltu	ei liene imarreltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		imarrella		present	imarteleva	imarreltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st imarrellakseni imarrellaksemme 2nd imarrellaksesi imarrellaksenne 3rd imarrellakseen imarrellaksensa		past	imarrellut	imarreltu
2nd	inessive2	imarrellessa	imarreltaessa	agent4	imartelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st imarrellessani imarrellessamme 2nd imarrellessasi imarrellessanne 3rd imarrellessaan imarrellessansa		negative	imartelematon
	instructive	imarrellen	—	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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	imartelemassa	—
	elative	imartelemasta	—
	illative	imartelemaan	—
	adessive	imartelemalla	—
	abessive	imartelematta	—
	instructive	imarteleman	imarreltaman
4th3	verbal noun	imarteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st imartelemaisillani imartelemaisillamme 2nd imartelemaisillasi imartelemaisillanne 3rd imartelemaisillaan imartelemaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to flatter, compliment) ylistää
• (to coax, cajole, beguile) mielistellä
• (to toady to, truckle to, carry favor with) hännystellä

Derived terms

• nouns: imartelija, imartelu

Further reading

• “imarrella”, 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