repostella

Finnish

Etymology

Roughly repiä +‎ -o +‎ -stella

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrepostelːɑˣ/, [ˈre̞po̞s̠ˌte̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): re‧pos‧tel‧la

Verb

repostella

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to pick apart, to criticize the details (of)
2. (transitive, usually atelic, dialectal) to rummage

Conjugation

Inflection of repostella (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		repostelen	en repostele	1st sing.	olen repostellut	en ole repostellut
2nd sing.		repostelet	et repostele	2nd sing.	olet repostellut	et ole repostellut
3rd sing.		repostelee	ei repostele	3rd sing.	on repostellut	ei ole repostellut
1st plur.		repostelemme	emme repostele	1st plur.	olemme repostelleet	emme ole repostelleet
2nd plur.		repostelette	ette repostele	2nd plur.	olette repostelleet	ette ole repostelleet
3rd plur.		repostelevat	eivät repostele	3rd plur.	ovat repostelleet	eivät ole repostelleet
passive		repostellaan	ei repostella	passive	on reposteltu	ei ole reposteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		repostelin	en repostellut	1st sing.	olin repostellut	en ollut repostellut
2nd sing.		repostelit	et repostellut	2nd sing.	olit repostellut	et ollut repostellut
3rd sing.		reposteli	ei repostellut	3rd sing.	oli repostellut	ei ollut repostellut
1st plur.		repostelimme	emme repostelleet	1st plur.	olimme repostelleet	emme olleet repostelleet
2nd plur.		repostelitte	ette repostelleet	2nd plur.	olitte repostelleet	ette olleet repostelleet
3rd plur.		repostelivat	eivät repostelleet	3rd plur.	olivat repostelleet	eivät olleet repostelleet
passive		reposteltiin	ei reposteltu	passive	oli reposteltu	ei ollut reposteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		repostelisin	en repostelisi	1st sing.	olisin repostellut	en olisi repostellut
2nd sing.		repostelisit	et repostelisi	2nd sing.	olisit repostellut	et olisi repostellut
3rd sing.		repostelisi	ei repostelisi	3rd sing.	olisi repostellut	ei olisi repostellut
1st plur.		repostelisimme	emme repostelisi	1st plur.	olisimme repostelleet	emme olisi repostelleet
2nd plur.		repostelisitte	ette repostelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte repostelleet	ette olisi repostelleet
3rd plur.		repostelisivat	eivät repostelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat repostelleet	eivät olisi repostelleet
passive		reposteltaisiin	ei reposteltaisi	passive	olisi reposteltu	ei olisi reposteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		repostele	älä repostele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		repostelkoon	älköön repostelko	3rd sing.	olkoon repostellut	älköön olko repostellut
1st plur.		repostelkaamme	älkäämme repostelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		repostelkaa	älkää repostelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		repostelkoot	älkööt repostelko	3rd plur.	olkoot repostelleet	älkööt olko repostelleet
passive		reposteltakoon	älköön reposteltako	passive	olkoon reposteltu	älköön olko reposteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		repostellen	en repostelle	1st sing.	lienen repostellut	en liene repostellut
2nd sing.		repostellet	et repostelle	2nd sing.	lienet repostellut	et liene repostellut
3rd sing.		repostellee	ei repostelle	3rd sing.	lienee repostellut	ei liene repostellut
1st plur.		repostellemme	emme repostelle	1st plur.	lienemme repostelleet	emme liene repostelleet
2nd plur.		repostellette	ette repostelle	2nd plur.	lienette repostelleet	ette liene repostelleet
3rd plur.		repostellevat	eivät repostelle	3rd plur.	lienevät repostelleet	eivät liene repostelleet
passive		reposteltaneen	ei reposteltane	passive	lienee reposteltu	ei liene reposteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		repostella		present	reposteleva	reposteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st repostellakseni repostellaksemme 2nd repostellaksesi repostellaksenne 3rd repostellakseen repostellaksensa		past	repostellut	reposteltu
2nd	inessive2	repostellessa	reposteltaessa	agent4	repostelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st repostellessani repostellessamme 2nd repostellessasi repostellessanne 3rd repostellessaan repostellessansa		negative	repostelematon
	instructive	repostellen	—	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	repostelemassa	—
	elative	repostelemasta	—
	illative	repostelemaan	—
	adessive	repostelemalla	—
	abessive	repostelematta	—
	instructive	reposteleman	reposteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	reposteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st repostelemaisillani repostelemaisillamme 2nd repostelemaisillasi repostelemaisillanne 3rd repostelemaisillaan repostelemaisillansa

Derived terms

• reposteleminen
• repostelu

 

See also

• repo

Further reading

• “repostella”, 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