saveta

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋetɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ʋe̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋetɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ve‧ta

Etymology 1

save- (“clay”) +‎ -ta

Verb

saveta

1. to clay (to spread clay onto)
2. to smear with clay

   Kävelin pellolla ja savesin kenkäni.

   I took a walk on the field and smeared my shoes with clay.

Conjugation

Inflection of saveta (Kotus type 74/katketa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		savean	en savea	1st sing.	olen savennut	en ole savennut
2nd sing.		saveat	et savea	2nd sing.	olet savennut	et ole savennut
3rd sing.		saveaa	ei savea	3rd sing.	on savennut	ei ole savennut
1st plur.		saveamme	emme savea	1st plur.	olemme savenneet	emme ole savenneet
2nd plur.		saveatte	ette savea	2nd plur.	olette savenneet	ette ole savenneet
3rd plur.		saveavat	eivät savea	3rd plur.	ovat savenneet	eivät ole savenneet
passive		savetaan	ei saveta	passive	on savettu	ei ole savettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		savesin	en savennut	1st sing.	olin savennut	en ollut savennut
2nd sing.		savesit	et savennut	2nd sing.	olit savennut	et ollut savennut
3rd sing.		savesi	ei savennut	3rd sing.	oli savennut	ei ollut savennut
1st plur.		savesimme	emme savenneet	1st plur.	olimme savenneet	emme olleet savenneet
2nd plur.		savesitte	ette savenneet	2nd plur.	olitte savenneet	ette olleet savenneet
3rd plur.		savesivat	eivät savenneet	3rd plur.	olivat savenneet	eivät olleet savenneet
passive		savettiin	ei savettu	passive	oli savettu	ei ollut savettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		saveaisin saveisin	en saveaisi en saveisi	1st sing.	olisin savennut	en olisi savennut
2nd sing.		saveaisit saveisit	et saveaisi et saveisi	2nd sing.	olisit savennut	et olisi savennut
3rd sing.		saveaisi saveisi	ei saveaisi ei saveisi	3rd sing.	olisi savennut	ei olisi savennut
1st plur.		saveaisimme saveisimme	emme saveaisi emme saveisi	1st plur.	olisimme savenneet	emme olisi savenneet
2nd plur.		saveaisitte saveisitte	ette saveaisi ette saveisi	2nd plur.	olisitte savenneet	ette olisi savenneet
3rd plur.		saveaisivat saveisivat	eivät saveaisi eivät saveisi	3rd plur.	olisivat savenneet	eivät olisi savenneet
passive		savettaisiin	ei savettaisi	passive	olisi savettu	ei olisi savettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		savea	älä savea	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		savetkoon	älköön savetko	3rd sing.	olkoon savennut	älköön olko savennut
1st plur.		savetkaamme	älkäämme savetko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		savetkaa	älkää savetko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		savetkoot	älkööt savetko	3rd plur.	olkoot savenneet	älkööt olko savenneet
passive		savettakoon	älköön savettako	passive	olkoon savettu	älköön olko savettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		savennen	en savenne	1st sing.	lienen savennut	en liene savennut
2nd sing.		savennet	et savenne	2nd sing.	lienet savennut	et liene savennut
3rd sing.		savennee	ei savenne	3rd sing.	lienee savennut	ei liene savennut
1st plur.		savennemme	emme savenne	1st plur.	lienemme savenneet	emme liene savenneet
2nd plur.		savennette	ette savenne	2nd plur.	lienette savenneet	ette liene savenneet
3rd plur.		savennevat	eivät savenne	3rd plur.	lienevät savenneet	eivät liene savenneet
passive		savettaneen	ei savettane	passive	lienee savettu	ei liene savettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		saveta		present	saveava	savettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st savetakseni savetaksemme 2nd savetaksesi savetaksenne 3rd savetakseen savetaksensa		past	savennut	savettu
2nd	inessive2	savetessa	savettaessa	agent4	saveama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st savetessani savetessamme 2nd savetessasi savetessanne 3rd savetessaan savetessansa		negative	saveamaton
	instructive	saveten	—	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	saveamassa	—
	elative	saveamasta	—
	illative	saveamaan	—
	adessive	saveamalla	—
	abessive	saveamatta	—
	instructive	saveaman	savettaman
4th3	verbal noun	saveaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st saveamaisillani saveamaisillamme 2nd saveamaisillasi saveamaisillanne 3rd saveamaisillaan saveamaisillansa

Derived terms

• saveaminen
• saveus

 

Further reading

• “saveta”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Verb

saveta

1. inflection of savettaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• avesta, vesata