sivellä
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sipa- + -ellä (compare sipaista, sipoa, sivaltaa). Possibly onomatopoeic, sound-symbolic, from the same root as sipale, or from sivu. Related to Karelian sivellä.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sivellä (transitive)
- to paint (apply paint to)
- to spread (smear, distribute in a thin layer)
- to stroke (as if in a painting motion, e.g. a moustache)
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of sivellä (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sivelen | en sivele | 1st sing. | olen sivellyt | en ole sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sivelet | et sivele | 2nd sing. | olet sivellyt | et ole sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sivelee | ei sivele | 3rd sing. | on sivellyt | ei ole sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sivelemme | emme sivele | 1st plur. | olemme sivelleet | emme ole sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sivelette | ette sivele | 2nd plur. | olette sivelleet | ette ole sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sivelevät | eivät sivele | 3rd plur. | ovat sivelleet | eivät ole sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | sivellään | ei sivellä | passive | on sivelty | ei ole sivelty | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sivelin | en sivellyt | 1st sing. | olin sivellyt | en ollut sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sivelit | et sivellyt | 2nd sing. | olit sivellyt | et ollut sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | siveli | ei sivellyt | 3rd sing. | oli sivellyt | ei ollut sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sivelimme | emme sivelleet | 1st plur. | olimme sivelleet | emme olleet sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sivelitte | ette sivelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte sivelleet | ette olleet sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sivelivät | eivät sivelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat sivelleet | eivät olleet sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | siveltiin | ei sivelty | passive | oli sivelty | ei ollut sivelty | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sivelisin | en sivelisi | 1st sing. | olisin sivellyt | en olisi sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sivelisit | et sivelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit sivellyt | et olisi sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sivelisi | ei sivelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi sivellyt | ei olisi sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sivelisimme | emme sivelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme sivelleet | emme olisi sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sivelisitte | ette sivelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte sivelleet | ette olisi sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sivelisivät | eivät sivelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat sivelleet | eivät olisi sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | siveltäisiin | ei siveltäisi | passive | olisi sivelty | ei olisi sivelty | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sivele | älä sivele | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sivelköön | älköön sivelkö | 3rd sing. | olkoon sivellyt | älköön olko sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sivelkäämme | älkäämme sivelkö | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sivelkää | älkää sivelkö | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sivelkööt | älkööt sivelkö | 3rd plur. | olkoot sivelleet | älkööt olko sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | siveltäköön | älköön siveltäkö | passive | olkoon sivelty | älköön olko sivelty | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | sivellen | en sivelle | 1st sing. | lienen sivellyt | en liene sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | sivellet | et sivelle | 2nd sing. | lienet sivellyt | et liene sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | sivellee | ei sivelle | 3rd sing. | lienee sivellyt | ei liene sivellyt | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | sivellemme | emme sivelle | 1st plur. | lienemme sivelleet | emme liene sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | sivellette | ette sivelle | 2nd plur. | lienette sivelleet | ette liene sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | sivellevät | eivät sivelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät sivelleet | eivät liene sivelleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | siveltäneen | ei siveltäne | passive | lienee sivelty | ei liene sivelty | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | sivellä | present | sivelevä | siveltävä | |||||||||||||||||
long 1st1 |
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past | sivellyt | sivelty | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | sivellessä | siveltäessä | agent4 | sivelemä | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | sivelemätön | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | sivellen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | sivelemässä | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | sivelemästä | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | sivelemään | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | sivelemällä | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | sivelemättä | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | sivelemän | siveltämän | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | siveleminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]- helpposivelteinen
- sivaltaa
- siveleminen
- sivellin (tool)
- sively (action noun)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sivellä”, 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