lipua

Finnish

Etymology

lip- +‎ -ua, akin to lipeä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlipuɑˣ/, [ˈlipuɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ipuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): li‧pu‧a

Verb

lipua

1. To glide, float (to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly).

   Tanssija lipui ylväästi näyttämön ympäri.

   The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.

2. To float (to move in a particular direction with a liquid on which one is floating).

   Minusta olisi ihanaa vain lipua alavirtaan.

   I'd love to just float downstream.

3. To float (to drift or wander aimlessly).

   Lapsuuden mielikuvat lipuivat mielessäni.

   Images from my childhood floated through my mind.

Conjugation

Inflection of lipua (Kotus type 52*E/sanoa, p-v gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		livun	en livu	1st sing.	olen lipunut	en ole lipunut
2nd sing.		livut	et livu	2nd sing.	olet lipunut	et ole lipunut
3rd sing.		lipuu	ei livu	3rd sing.	on lipunut	ei ole lipunut
1st plur.		livumme	emme livu	1st plur.	olemme lipuneet	emme ole lipuneet
2nd plur.		livutte	ette livu	2nd plur.	olette lipuneet	ette ole lipuneet
3rd plur.		lipuvat	eivät livu	3rd plur.	ovat lipuneet	eivät ole lipuneet
passive		livutaan	ei livuta	passive	on livuttu	ei ole livuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		livuin	en lipunut	1st sing.	olin lipunut	en ollut lipunut
2nd sing.		livuit	et lipunut	2nd sing.	olit lipunut	et ollut lipunut
3rd sing.		lipui	ei lipunut	3rd sing.	oli lipunut	ei ollut lipunut
1st plur.		livuimme	emme lipuneet	1st plur.	olimme lipuneet	emme olleet lipuneet
2nd plur.		livuitte	ette lipuneet	2nd plur.	olitte lipuneet	ette olleet lipuneet
3rd plur.		lipuivat	eivät lipuneet	3rd plur.	olivat lipuneet	eivät olleet lipuneet
passive		livuttiin	ei livuttu	passive	oli livuttu	ei ollut livuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lipuisin	en lipuisi	1st sing.	olisin lipunut	en olisi lipunut
2nd sing.		lipuisit	et lipuisi	2nd sing.	olisit lipunut	et olisi lipunut
3rd sing.		lipuisi	ei lipuisi	3rd sing.	olisi lipunut	ei olisi lipunut
1st plur.		lipuisimme	emme lipuisi	1st plur.	olisimme lipuneet	emme olisi lipuneet
2nd plur.		lipuisitte	ette lipuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte lipuneet	ette olisi lipuneet
3rd plur.		lipuisivat	eivät lipuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat lipuneet	eivät olisi lipuneet
passive		livuttaisiin	ei livuttaisi	passive	olisi livuttu	ei olisi livuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		livu	älä livu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		lipukoon	älköön lipuko	3rd sing.	olkoon lipunut	älköön olko lipunut
1st plur.		lipukaamme	älkäämme lipuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		lipukaa	älkää lipuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		lipukoot	älkööt lipuko	3rd plur.	olkoot lipuneet	älkööt olko lipuneet
passive		livuttakoon	älköön livuttako	passive	olkoon livuttu	älköön olko livuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lipunen	en lipune	1st sing.	lienen lipunut	en liene lipunut
2nd sing.		lipunet	et lipune	2nd sing.	lienet lipunut	et liene lipunut
3rd sing.		lipunee	ei lipune	3rd sing.	lienee lipunut	ei liene lipunut
1st plur.		lipunemme	emme lipune	1st plur.	lienemme lipuneet	emme liene lipuneet
2nd plur.		lipunette	ette lipune	2nd plur.	lienette lipuneet	ette liene lipuneet
3rd plur.		lipunevat	eivät lipune	3rd plur.	lienevät lipuneet	eivät liene lipuneet
passive		livuttaneen	ei livuttane	passive	lienee livuttu	ei liene livuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		lipua		present	lipuva	livuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lipuakseni lipuaksemme 2nd lipuaksesi lipuaksenne 3rd lipuakseen lipuaksensa		past	lipunut	livuttu
2nd	inessive2	lipuessa	livuttaessa	agent4	lipuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lipuessani lipuessamme 2nd lipuessasi lipuessanne 3rd lipuessaan lipuessansa		negative	lipumaton
	instructive	lipuen	—	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	lipumassa	—
	elative	lipumasta	—
	illative	lipumaan	—
	adessive	lipumalla	—
	abessive	lipumatta	—
	instructive	lipuman	livuttaman
4th3	verbal noun	lipuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lipumaisillani lipumaisillamme 2nd lipumaisillasi lipumaisillanne 3rd lipumaisillaan lipumaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to move softly): liukua

Derived terms

• lipsahtaa
• lipsua
• lipuminen
• liukas
• livistää

 

Further reading

• “lipua”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Pauli, lupia, pulia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lipua (infinitive kulipua)

1. to explode

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lipua
Positive present -nalipua Subjunctive -lipue Negative -lipui Imperative singular lipua
Infinitives
Positive kulipua Negative kutolipua
Imperatives
Singular lipua Plural lipueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulipua Positive past positive subject concord + -lilipua Negative past negative subject concord + -kulipua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalipua) Singular Plural 1st person ninalipua/nalipua tunalipua 2nd person unalipua mnalipua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analipua wanalipua other classes positive subject concord + -nalipua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lipui) Singular Plural 1st person silipui hatulipui 2nd person hulipui hamlipui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halipui hawalipui other classes negative subject concord + -lipui
Positive future positive subject concord + -talipua Negative future negative subject concord + -talipua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lipue) Singular Plural 1st person nilipue tulipue 2nd person ulipue mlipue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipue walipue other classes positive subject concord + -lipue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silipue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelipua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelipua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilipua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilipua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alipua) Singular Plural 1st person nalipua twalipua 2nd person walipua mwalipua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipua walipua m-mi(III/IV) walipua yalipua ji-ma(V/VI) lalipua yalipua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalipua vyalipua n(IX/X) yalipua zalipua u(XI) walipua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalipua pa(XVI) palipua mu(XVIII) mwalipua
Perfect positive subject concord + -melipua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalipua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalipua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilipua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolipua Consecutive kalipua / positive subject concord + -kalipua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalipue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilipua -tulipua 2nd person -kulipua -walipua/-kulipueni/-walipueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlipua -walipua m-mi(III/IV) -ulipua -ilipua ji-ma(V/VI) -lilipua -yalipua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilipua -vilipua n(IX/X) -ilipua -zilipua u(XI) -ulipua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulipua pa(XVI) -palipua mu(XVIII) -mulipua Reflexive -jilipua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lipua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lipuaye -lipuao m-mi(III/IV) -lipuao -lipuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lipualo -lipuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lipuacho -lipuavyo n(IX/X) -lipuayo -lipuazo u(XI) -lipuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lipuako pa(XVI) -lipuapo mu(XVIII) -lipuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lipua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelipua -olipua m-mi(III/IV) -olipua -yolipua ji-ma(V/VI) -lolipua -yolipua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholipua -vyolipua n(IX/X) -yolipua -zolipua u(XI) -olipua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolipua pa(XVI) -polipua mu(XVIII) -molipua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -lipuka

• Nominal derivations:
  • ulipuaji (“exploding”)