kuhertaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

kuh- +‎ -ertaa; has many variants in dialects, including kukertaa and kujertaa. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic, originally referring to the mating display of birds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhertɑːˣ/, [ˈkuɦe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧her‧taa

Verb

kuhertaa

1. (intransitive) to bill (to stroke bill against bill)

Conjugation

Inflection of kuhertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuherran	en kuherra	1st sing.	olen kuhertanut	en ole kuhertanut
2nd sing.		kuherrat	et kuherra	2nd sing.	olet kuhertanut	et ole kuhertanut
3rd sing.		kuhertaa	ei kuherra	3rd sing.	on kuhertanut	ei ole kuhertanut
1st plur.		kuherramme	emme kuherra	1st plur.	olemme kuhertaneet	emme ole kuhertaneet
2nd plur.		kuherratte	ette kuherra	2nd plur.	olette kuhertaneet	ette ole kuhertaneet
3rd plur.		kuhertavat	eivät kuherra	3rd plur.	ovat kuhertaneet	eivät ole kuhertaneet
passive		kuherretaan	ei kuherreta	passive	on kuherrettu	ei ole kuherrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhersin	en kuhertanut	1st sing.	olin kuhertanut	en ollut kuhertanut
2nd sing.		kuhersit	et kuhertanut	2nd sing.	olit kuhertanut	et ollut kuhertanut
3rd sing.		kuhersi	ei kuhertanut	3rd sing.	oli kuhertanut	ei ollut kuhertanut
1st plur.		kuhersimme	emme kuhertaneet	1st plur.	olimme kuhertaneet	emme olleet kuhertaneet
2nd plur.		kuhersitte	ette kuhertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte kuhertaneet	ette olleet kuhertaneet
3rd plur.		kuhersivat	eivät kuhertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat kuhertaneet	eivät olleet kuhertaneet
passive		kuherrettiin	ei kuherrettu	passive	oli kuherrettu	ei ollut kuherrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhertaisin	en kuhertaisi	1st sing.	olisin kuhertanut	en olisi kuhertanut
2nd sing.		kuhertaisit	et kuhertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit kuhertanut	et olisi kuhertanut
3rd sing.		kuhertaisi	ei kuhertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi kuhertanut	ei olisi kuhertanut
1st plur.		kuhertaisimme	emme kuhertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme kuhertaneet	emme olisi kuhertaneet
2nd plur.		kuhertaisitte	ette kuhertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kuhertaneet	ette olisi kuhertaneet
3rd plur.		kuhertaisivat	eivät kuhertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kuhertaneet	eivät olisi kuhertaneet
passive		kuherrettaisiin	ei kuherrettaisi	passive	olisi kuherrettu	ei olisi kuherrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kuherra	älä kuherra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kuhertakoon	älköön kuhertako	3rd sing.	olkoon kuhertanut	älköön olko kuhertanut
1st plur.		kuhertakaamme	älkäämme kuhertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kuhertakaa	älkää kuhertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kuhertakoot	älkööt kuhertako	3rd plur.	olkoot kuhertaneet	älkööt olko kuhertaneet
passive		kuherrettakoon	älköön kuherrettako	passive	olkoon kuherrettu	älköön olko kuherrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhertanen	en kuhertane	1st sing.	lienen kuhertanut	en liene kuhertanut
2nd sing.		kuhertanet	et kuhertane	2nd sing.	lienet kuhertanut	et liene kuhertanut
3rd sing.		kuhertanee	ei kuhertane	3rd sing.	lienee kuhertanut	ei liene kuhertanut
1st plur.		kuhertanemme	emme kuhertane	1st plur.	lienemme kuhertaneet	emme liene kuhertaneet
2nd plur.		kuhertanette	ette kuhertane	2nd plur.	lienette kuhertaneet	ette liene kuhertaneet
3rd plur.		kuhertanevat	eivät kuhertane	3rd plur.	lienevät kuhertaneet	eivät liene kuhertaneet
passive		kuherrettaneen	ei kuherrettane	passive	lienee kuherrettu	ei liene kuherrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kuhertaa		present	kuhertava	kuherrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhertaakseni kuhertaaksemme 2nd kuhertaaksesi kuhertaaksenne 3rd kuhertaakseen kuhertaaksensa		past	kuhertanut	kuherrettu
2nd	inessive2	kuhertaessa	kuherrettaessa	agent4	kuhertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhertaessani kuhertaessamme 2nd kuhertaessasi kuhertaessanne 3rd kuhertaessaan kuhertaessansa		negative	kuhertamaton
	instructive	kuhertaen	—	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 kuhertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	kuhertamassa	—
	elative	kuhertamasta	—
	illative	kuhertamaan	—
	adessive	kuhertamalla	—
	abessive	kuhertamatta	—
	instructive	kuhertaman	kuherrettaman
4th3	verbal noun	kuhertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhertamaisillani kuhertamaisillamme 2nd kuhertamaisillasi kuhertamaisillanne 3rd kuhertamaisillaan kuhertamaisillansa

Derived terms

• kuherrella
• kuherrus
• kuhertajagaselli

 

Further reading

• “kuhertaa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhertɑː/, [ˈkuɦe̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -uhertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧her‧taa

Verb

kuhertaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of kuhertaa