pompotella

Finnish

Etymology

pompottaa +‎ -ella

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpompotelːɑˣ/, [ˈpo̞mpo̞ˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pom‧po‧tel‧la

Verb

pompotella

1. (transitive, usually atelic) frequentative of pompottaa (“to bounce (to cause to move quickly up and down)”)

   Poika pompottelee palloa takapihalla.

   The boy is bouncing a ball at the backyard.

2. (colloquial, transitive, usually atelic) frequentative of pompottaa (“to recruit or force someone to do odd jobs and chores”)

Conjugation

Inflection of pompotella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pompottelen	en pompottele	1st sing.	olen pompotellut	en ole pompotellut
2nd sing.		pompottelet	et pompottele	2nd sing.	olet pompotellut	et ole pompotellut
3rd sing.		pompottelee	ei pompottele	3rd sing.	on pompotellut	ei ole pompotellut
1st plur.		pompottelemme	emme pompottele	1st plur.	olemme pompotelleet	emme ole pompotelleet
2nd plur.		pompottelette	ette pompottele	2nd plur.	olette pompotelleet	ette ole pompotelleet
3rd plur.		pompottelevat	eivät pompottele	3rd plur.	ovat pompotelleet	eivät ole pompotelleet
passive		pompotellaan	ei pompotella	passive	on pompoteltu	ei ole pompoteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pompottelin	en pompotellut	1st sing.	olin pompotellut	en ollut pompotellut
2nd sing.		pompottelit	et pompotellut	2nd sing.	olit pompotellut	et ollut pompotellut
3rd sing.		pompotteli	ei pompotellut	3rd sing.	oli pompotellut	ei ollut pompotellut
1st plur.		pompottelimme	emme pompotelleet	1st plur.	olimme pompotelleet	emme olleet pompotelleet
2nd plur.		pompottelitte	ette pompotelleet	2nd plur.	olitte pompotelleet	ette olleet pompotelleet
3rd plur.		pompottelivat	eivät pompotelleet	3rd plur.	olivat pompotelleet	eivät olleet pompotelleet
passive		pompoteltiin	ei pompoteltu	passive	oli pompoteltu	ei ollut pompoteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pompottelisin	en pompottelisi	1st sing.	olisin pompotellut	en olisi pompotellut
2nd sing.		pompottelisit	et pompottelisi	2nd sing.	olisit pompotellut	et olisi pompotellut
3rd sing.		pompottelisi	ei pompottelisi	3rd sing.	olisi pompotellut	ei olisi pompotellut
1st plur.		pompottelisimme	emme pompottelisi	1st plur.	olisimme pompotelleet	emme olisi pompotelleet
2nd plur.		pompottelisitte	ette pompottelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte pompotelleet	ette olisi pompotelleet
3rd plur.		pompottelisivat	eivät pompottelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat pompotelleet	eivät olisi pompotelleet
passive		pompoteltaisiin	ei pompoteltaisi	passive	olisi pompoteltu	ei olisi pompoteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		pompottele	älä pompottele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		pompotelkoon	älköön pompotelko	3rd sing.	olkoon pompotellut	älköön olko pompotellut
1st plur.		pompotelkaamme	älkäämme pompotelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		pompotelkaa	älkää pompotelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		pompotelkoot	älkööt pompotelko	3rd plur.	olkoot pompotelleet	älkööt olko pompotelleet
passive		pompoteltakoon	älköön pompoteltako	passive	olkoon pompoteltu	älköön olko pompoteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pompotellen	en pompotelle	1st sing.	lienen pompotellut	en liene pompotellut
2nd sing.		pompotellet	et pompotelle	2nd sing.	lienet pompotellut	et liene pompotellut
3rd sing.		pompotellee	ei pompotelle	3rd sing.	lienee pompotellut	ei liene pompotellut
1st plur.		pompotellemme	emme pompotelle	1st plur.	lienemme pompotelleet	emme liene pompotelleet
2nd plur.		pompotellette	ette pompotelle	2nd plur.	lienette pompotelleet	ette liene pompotelleet
3rd plur.		pompotellevat	eivät pompotelle	3rd plur.	lienevät pompotelleet	eivät liene pompotelleet
passive		pompoteltaneen	ei pompoteltane	passive	lienee pompoteltu	ei liene pompoteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		pompotella		present	pompotteleva	pompoteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pompotellakseni pompotellaksemme 2nd pompotellaksesi pompotellaksenne 3rd pompotellakseen pompotellaksensa		past	pompotellut	pompoteltu
2nd	inessive2	pompotellessa	pompoteltaessa	agent4	pompottelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pompotellessani pompotellessamme 2nd pompotellessasi pompotellessanne 3rd pompotellessaan pompotellessansa		negative	pompottelematon
	instructive	pompotellen	—	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	pompottelemassa	—
	elative	pompottelemasta	—
	illative	pompottelemaan	—
	adessive	pompottelemalla	—
	abessive	pompottelematta	—
	instructive	pompotteleman	pompoteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	pompotteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pompottelemaisillani pompottelemaisillamme 2nd pompottelemaisillasi pompottelemaisillanne 3rd pompottelemaisillaan pompottelemaisillansa

Further reading

• “pompotella”, 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