ruiskaa

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic (or onomatopoeic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrui̯skɑːˣ/, [ˈrui̯s̠kɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uiskɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ruis‧kaa

Verb

ruiskaa (dialectal, rare, poetic)

1. (intransitive) Synonym of ruiskia
   • 1874, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, translated by Edvin Avellan, Muuttolinnut:

     Miss’ suojanen heillä on entuudestaan, / Miss’ lähtehet vettä, / Niin raikasta, ruiskaa, / Ja keinuva mettä

Usage notes

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb ruiskia.

Inflection of ruiskaa (type kaikaa)

indicative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		ruiskaa	ei ruiskaa	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		ruiskaavat	eivät ruiskaa	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
past				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
conditional
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		ruiskaisi	ei ruiskaisi	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		ruiskaisivat	eivät ruiskaisi	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
imperative
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
potential
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		–	–	1st sing.	–	–
2nd sing.		–	–	2nd sing.	–	–
3rd sing.		–	–	3rd sing.	–	–
1st plur.		–	–	1st plur.	–	–
2nd plur.		–	–	2nd plur.	–	–
3rd plur.		–	–	3rd plur.	–	–
passive		–	–	passive	–	–
Nominal forms
infinitive				participle
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		–		present	–	–
long 1st1		–		past	–	–
2nd	inessive2	–	–	agent4	–
	instructive	–	–	negative	–
3rd	inessive	–	–	1) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 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.
	elative	–	–
	illative	–	–
	adessive	–	–
	abessive	–	–
	instructive	–	–
4th3	verbal noun	–
5th1		–

Derived terms

• ruiskahtaa
• ruiskaista
• ruiskauttaa
• ruiske
• ruiskia
• ruisku

 

Anagrams

• auskari, kairaus, karaisu, saakuri