sopottaa

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.

* The third-person singular indicative form sopottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd

inessive

sopottamassa

—

elative

sopottamasta

—

illative

sopottamaan

—

adessive

sopottamalla

—

abessive

sopottamatta

—

instructive

sopottaman

sopotettaman

4th³

verbal noun

sopottaminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	sopottamaisillani	sopottamaisillamme
2nd	sopottamaisillasi	sopottamaisillanne
3rd	sopottamaisillaan sopottamaisillansa

Anagrams

posottaa

Ingrian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Akin to Finnish sopottaa and Veps šopotada.

Compare also Russian шептать (šeptatʹ), шёпот (šópot).

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsopotːɑː/, [ˈs̠o̞po̞tːɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsopotːɑː/, [ˈʃo̞b̥o̞tːɑː]
Rhymes: -opotːɑː
Hyphenation: so‧pot‧taa

Verb

sopottaa

(transitive) to whisper
(intransitive) to whisper

Conjugation

Conjugation of sopottaa (type 2/kirjuttaa, tt-t gradation)
Indikativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	sopotan	en sopota	1st singular	oon sopottant, oon sopottanut	en oo sopottant, en oo sopottanut
2nd singular	sopotat	et sopota	2nd singular	oot sopottant, oot sopottanut	et oo sopottant, et oo sopottanut
3rd singular	sopottaa	ei sopota	3rd singular	ono sopottant, ono sopottanut	ei oo sopottant, ei oo sopottanut
1st plural	sopotamma	emmä sopota	1st plural	oomma sopottanneet	emmä oo sopottanneet
2nd plural	sopotatta	että sopota	2nd plural	ootta sopottanneet	että oo sopottanneet
3rd plural	sopottaat¹⁾, sopottavat²⁾, sopotettaa	evät sopota, ei sopoteta	3rd plural	ovat sopottanneet	evät oo sopottanneet, ei oo sopotettu
impersonal	sopotettaa	ei sopoteta	impersonal	ono sopotettu	ei oo sopotettu
Imperfekta			Pluskvamperfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	sopotin	en sopottant, en sopottanut	1st singular	olin sopottant, olin sopottanut	en olt sopottant, en olt sopottanut
2nd singular	sopotit	et sopottant, et sopottanut	2nd singular	olit sopottant, olit sopottanut	et olt sopottant, et olt sopottanut
3rd singular	sopotti	ei sopottant, ei sopottanut	3rd singular	oli sopottant, oli sopottanut	ei olt sopottant, ei olt sopottanut
1st plural	sopotimma	emmä sopottanneet	1st plural	olimma sopottanneet	emmä olleet sopottanneet
2nd plural	sopotitta	että sopottanneet	2nd plural	olitta sopottanneet	että olleet sopottanneet
3rd plural	sopottiit¹⁾, sopottivat²⁾, sopotettii	evät sopottanneet, ei sopotettu	3rd plural	olivat sopottanneet	evät olleet sopottanneet, ei olt sopotettu
impersonal	sopotettii	ei sopotettu	impersonal	oli sopotettu	ei olt sopotettu
Konditsionala
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	sopottaisin	en sopottais	1st singular	olisin sopottant, olisin sopottanut	en olis sopottant, en olis sopottanut
2nd singular	sopottaisit, sopottaist¹⁾	et sopottais	2nd singular	olisit sopottant, olisit sopottanut	et olis sopottant, et olis sopottanut
3rd singular	sopottais	ei sopottais	3rd singular	olis sopottant, olis sopottanut	ei olis sopottant, ei olis sopottanut
1st plural	sopottaisimma	emmä sopottais	1st plural	olisimma sopottanneet	emmä olis sopottanneet
2nd plural	sopottaisitta	että sopottais	2nd plural	olisitta sopottanneet	että olis sopottanneet
3rd plural	sopottaisiit¹⁾, sopottaisivat²⁾, sopotettais	evät sopottais, ei sopotettais	3rd plural	olisivat sopottanneet	evät olis sopottanneet, ei olis sopotettu
impersonal	sopotettais	ei sopotettais	impersonal	olis sopotettu	ei olis sopotettu
Imperativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	—	—	1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	sopota	elä sopota	2nd singular	oo sopottant, oo sopottanut	elä oo sopottant, elä oo sopottanut
3rd singular	sopottakkoo	elköö sopottako	3rd singular	olkoo sopottant, olkoo sopottanut	elköö olko sopottant, elköö olko sopottanut
1st plural	—	—	1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	sopottakkaa	elkää sopottako	2nd plural	olkaa sopottanneet	elkää olko sopottanneet
3rd plural	sopottakkoot	elkööt sopottako, elköö sopotettako	3rd plural	olkoot sopottanneet	elkööt olko sopottanneet, elköö olko sopotettu
impersonal	sopotettakoo	elköö sopotettako	impersonal	olkoo sopotettu	elköö olko sopotettu
Potentsiala
Preesens
	positive	negative
1st singular	sopottanen	en sopottane
2nd singular	sopottanet	et sopottane
3rd singular	sopottannoo	ei sopottane
1st plural	sopottanemma	emmä sopottane
2nd plural	sopottanetta	että sopottane
3rd plural	sopottannoot	evät sopottane, ei sopotettane
impersonal	sopotettanoo	ei sopotettane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat			Partisipat
				active	passive
1st		sopottaa	present	sopottava	sopotettava
2nd	inessive	sopottaes	past	sopottant, sopottanut	sopotettu
2nd	instructive	sopottaen	¹⁾ Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. ²⁾ Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. ^) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (sopottakkaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well. ^) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) to the indicative ^*) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka^?/-kä^?) or -kse* to either the indicative or the potential ^***) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-*, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
3rd	illative	sopottammaa
	inessive	sopottamas
	elative	sopottamast
	abessive	sopottamata
4th	nominative	sopottamiin
	partitive	sopottamista, sopottamist

Derived terms

sopotella

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 535

Finnish

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