suhista

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *suhistak, from an onomatopoeic root +‎ -ista. Related to Estonian suhisema, Ingrian suhissa, Karelian šuhissa and Veps šuhaita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuhistɑˣ/, [ˈs̠uɦis̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhistɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): su‧his‧ta

Verb

suhista

1. (intransitive) to whisper (talk quietly)
2. (intransitive) to rustle, hiss (make a sound like that of a breeze blowing through trees)

Conjugation

Inflection of suhista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		suhisen	en suhise	1st sing.	olen suhissut	en ole suhissut
2nd sing.		suhiset	et suhise	2nd sing.	olet suhissut	et ole suhissut
3rd sing.		suhisee	ei suhise	3rd sing.	on suhissut	ei ole suhissut
1st plur.		suhisemme	emme suhise	1st plur.	olemme suhisseet	emme ole suhisseet
2nd plur.		suhisette	ette suhise	2nd plur.	olette suhisseet	ette ole suhisseet
3rd plur.		suhisevat	eivät suhise	3rd plur.	ovat suhisseet	eivät ole suhisseet
passive		suhistaan	ei suhista	passive	on suhistu	ei ole suhistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		suhisin	en suhissut	1st sing.	olin suhissut	en ollut suhissut
2nd sing.		suhisit	et suhissut	2nd sing.	olit suhissut	et ollut suhissut
3rd sing.		suhisi	ei suhissut	3rd sing.	oli suhissut	ei ollut suhissut
1st plur.		suhisimme	emme suhisseet	1st plur.	olimme suhisseet	emme olleet suhisseet
2nd plur.		suhisitte	ette suhisseet	2nd plur.	olitte suhisseet	ette olleet suhisseet
3rd plur.		suhisivat	eivät suhisseet	3rd plur.	olivat suhisseet	eivät olleet suhisseet
passive		suhistiin	ei suhistu	passive	oli suhistu	ei ollut suhistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		suhisisin	en suhisisi	1st sing.	olisin suhissut	en olisi suhissut
2nd sing.		suhisisit	et suhisisi	2nd sing.	olisit suhissut	et olisi suhissut
3rd sing.		suhisisi	ei suhisisi	3rd sing.	olisi suhissut	ei olisi suhissut
1st plur.		suhisisimme	emme suhisisi	1st plur.	olisimme suhisseet	emme olisi suhisseet
2nd plur.		suhisisitte	ette suhisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte suhisseet	ette olisi suhisseet
3rd plur.		suhisisivat	eivät suhisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat suhisseet	eivät olisi suhisseet
passive		suhistaisiin	ei suhistaisi	passive	olisi suhistu	ei olisi suhistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		suhise	älä suhise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		suhiskoon	älköön suhisko	3rd sing.	olkoon suhissut	älköön olko suhissut
1st plur.		suhiskaamme	älkäämme suhisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		suhiskaa	älkää suhisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		suhiskoot	älkööt suhisko	3rd plur.	olkoot suhisseet	älkööt olko suhisseet
passive		suhistakoon	älköön suhistako	passive	olkoon suhistu	älköön olko suhistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		suhissen	en suhisse	1st sing.	lienen suhissut	en liene suhissut
2nd sing.		suhisset	et suhisse	2nd sing.	lienet suhissut	et liene suhissut
3rd sing.		suhissee	ei suhisse	3rd sing.	lienee suhissut	ei liene suhissut
1st plur.		suhissemme	emme suhisse	1st plur.	lienemme suhisseet	emme liene suhisseet
2nd plur.		suhissette	ette suhisse	2nd plur.	lienette suhisseet	ette liene suhisseet
3rd plur.		suhissevat	eivät suhisse	3rd plur.	lienevät suhisseet	eivät liene suhisseet
passive		suhistaneen	ei suhistane	passive	lienee suhistu	ei liene suhistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		suhista		present	suhiseva	suhistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st suhistakseni suhistaksemme 2nd suhistaksesi suhistaksenne 3rd suhistakseen suhistaksensa		past	suhissut	suhistu
2nd	inessive2	suhistessa	suhistaessa	agent4	suhisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st suhistessani suhistessamme 2nd suhistessasi suhistessanne 3rd suhistessaan suhistessansa		negative	suhisematon
	instructive	suhisten	—	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	suhisemassa	—
	elative	suhisemasta	—
	illative	suhisemaan	—
	adessive	suhisemalla	—
	abessive	suhisematta	—
	instructive	suhiseman	suhistaman
4th3	verbal noun	suhiseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st suhisemaisillani suhisemaisillamme 2nd suhisemaisillasi suhisemaisillanne 3rd suhisemaisillaan suhisemaisillansa

Derived terms

• suhahtaa
• suhina
• suhisuttaa
• suhu

 

compounds

• suhuäänne

 

Further reading

• “suhista”, 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

Anagrams

• haissut, hitsaus, ihastus