nuukailla

Finnish

Etymology

From nuuka +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːkɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈnuːkɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uːkɑilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): nuu‧kail‧la

Verb

nuukailla

1. to skimp

Conjugation

Inflection of nuukailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nuukailen	en nuukaile	1st sing.	olen nuukaillut	en ole nuukaillut
2nd sing.		nuukailet	et nuukaile	2nd sing.	olet nuukaillut	et ole nuukaillut
3rd sing.		nuukailee	ei nuukaile	3rd sing.	on nuukaillut	ei ole nuukaillut
1st plur.		nuukailemme	emme nuukaile	1st plur.	olemme nuukailleet	emme ole nuukailleet
2nd plur.		nuukailette	ette nuukaile	2nd plur.	olette nuukailleet	ette ole nuukailleet
3rd plur.		nuukailevat	eivät nuukaile	3rd plur.	ovat nuukailleet	eivät ole nuukailleet
passive		nuukaillaan	ei nuukailla	passive	on nuukailtu	ei ole nuukailtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nuukailin	en nuukaillut	1st sing.	olin nuukaillut	en ollut nuukaillut
2nd sing.		nuukailit	et nuukaillut	2nd sing.	olit nuukaillut	et ollut nuukaillut
3rd sing.		nuukaili	ei nuukaillut	3rd sing.	oli nuukaillut	ei ollut nuukaillut
1st plur.		nuukailimme	emme nuukailleet	1st plur.	olimme nuukailleet	emme olleet nuukailleet
2nd plur.		nuukailitte	ette nuukailleet	2nd plur.	olitte nuukailleet	ette olleet nuukailleet
3rd plur.		nuukailivat	eivät nuukailleet	3rd plur.	olivat nuukailleet	eivät olleet nuukailleet
passive		nuukailtiin	ei nuukailtu	passive	oli nuukailtu	ei ollut nuukailtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nuukailisin	en nuukailisi	1st sing.	olisin nuukaillut	en olisi nuukaillut
2nd sing.		nuukailisit	et nuukailisi	2nd sing.	olisit nuukaillut	et olisi nuukaillut
3rd sing.		nuukailisi	ei nuukailisi	3rd sing.	olisi nuukaillut	ei olisi nuukaillut
1st plur.		nuukailisimme	emme nuukailisi	1st plur.	olisimme nuukailleet	emme olisi nuukailleet
2nd plur.		nuukailisitte	ette nuukailisi	2nd plur.	olisitte nuukailleet	ette olisi nuukailleet
3rd plur.		nuukailisivat	eivät nuukailisi	3rd plur.	olisivat nuukailleet	eivät olisi nuukailleet
passive		nuukailtaisiin	ei nuukailtaisi	passive	olisi nuukailtu	ei olisi nuukailtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		nuukaile	älä nuukaile	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		nuukailkoon	älköön nuukailko	3rd sing.	olkoon nuukaillut	älköön olko nuukaillut
1st plur.		nuukailkaamme	älkäämme nuukailko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		nuukailkaa	älkää nuukailko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		nuukailkoot	älkööt nuukailko	3rd plur.	olkoot nuukailleet	älkööt olko nuukailleet
passive		nuukailtakoon	älköön nuukailtako	passive	olkoon nuukailtu	älköön olko nuukailtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nuukaillen	en nuukaille	1st sing.	lienen nuukaillut	en liene nuukaillut
2nd sing.		nuukaillet	et nuukaille	2nd sing.	lienet nuukaillut	et liene nuukaillut
3rd sing.		nuukaillee	ei nuukaille	3rd sing.	lienee nuukaillut	ei liene nuukaillut
1st plur.		nuukaillemme	emme nuukaille	1st plur.	lienemme nuukailleet	emme liene nuukailleet
2nd plur.		nuukaillette	ette nuukaille	2nd plur.	lienette nuukailleet	ette liene nuukailleet
3rd plur.		nuukaillevat	eivät nuukaille	3rd plur.	lienevät nuukailleet	eivät liene nuukailleet
passive		nuukailtaneen	ei nuukailtane	passive	lienee nuukailtu	ei liene nuukailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		nuukailla		present	nuukaileva	nuukailtava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nuukaillakseni nuukaillaksemme 2nd nuukaillaksesi nuukaillaksenne 3rd nuukaillakseen nuukaillaksensa		past	nuukaillut	nuukailtu
2nd	inessive2	nuukaillessa	nuukailtaessa	agent4	nuukailema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nuukaillessani nuukaillessamme 2nd nuukaillessasi nuukaillessanne 3rd nuukaillessaan nuukaillessansa		negative	nuukailematon
	instructive	nuukaillen	—	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	nuukailemassa	—
	elative	nuukailemasta	—
	illative	nuukailemaan	—
	adessive	nuukailemalla	—
	abessive	nuukailematta	—
	instructive	nuukaileman	nuukailtaman
4th3	verbal noun	nuukaileminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nuukailemaisillani nuukailemaisillamme 2nd nuukailemaisillasi nuukailemaisillanne 3rd nuukailemaisillaan nuukailemaisillansa

Synonyms

• kitsastella
• olla nuuka
• pihistellä

Derived terms

• nuukailu

 

Further reading

• “nuukailla”, 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