madella

Finnish

Etymology

From mataa +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdelːɑˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝de̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑdelːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧del‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧del‧la

Verb

madella

1. to creep, worm, crawl (move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground)
2. (figuratively) to move very slowly, crawl (e.g. in a traffic jam)

Conjugation

Inflection of madella (Kotus type 67*F/tulla, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		matelen	en matele	1st sing.	olen madellut	en ole madellut
2nd sing.		matelet	et matele	2nd sing.	olet madellut	et ole madellut
3rd sing.		matelee	ei matele	3rd sing.	on madellut	ei ole madellut
1st plur.		matelemme	emme matele	1st plur.	olemme madelleet	emme ole madelleet
2nd plur.		matelette	ette matele	2nd plur.	olette madelleet	ette ole madelleet
3rd plur.		matelevat	eivät matele	3rd plur.	ovat madelleet	eivät ole madelleet
passive		madellaan	ei madella	passive	on madeltu	ei ole madeltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		matelin	en madellut	1st sing.	olin madellut	en ollut madellut
2nd sing.		matelit	et madellut	2nd sing.	olit madellut	et ollut madellut
3rd sing.		mateli	ei madellut	3rd sing.	oli madellut	ei ollut madellut
1st plur.		matelimme	emme madelleet	1st plur.	olimme madelleet	emme olleet madelleet
2nd plur.		matelitte	ette madelleet	2nd plur.	olitte madelleet	ette olleet madelleet
3rd plur.		matelivat	eivät madelleet	3rd plur.	olivat madelleet	eivät olleet madelleet
passive		madeltiin	ei madeltu	passive	oli madeltu	ei ollut madeltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		matelisin	en matelisi	1st sing.	olisin madellut	en olisi madellut
2nd sing.		matelisit	et matelisi	2nd sing.	olisit madellut	et olisi madellut
3rd sing.		matelisi	ei matelisi	3rd sing.	olisi madellut	ei olisi madellut
1st plur.		matelisimme	emme matelisi	1st plur.	olisimme madelleet	emme olisi madelleet
2nd plur.		matelisitte	ette matelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte madelleet	ette olisi madelleet
3rd plur.		matelisivat	eivät matelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat madelleet	eivät olisi madelleet
passive		madeltaisiin	ei madeltaisi	passive	olisi madeltu	ei olisi madeltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		matele	älä matele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		madelkoon	älköön madelko	3rd sing.	olkoon madellut	älköön olko madellut
1st plur.		madelkaamme	älkäämme madelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		madelkaa	älkää madelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		madelkoot	älkööt madelko	3rd plur.	olkoot madelleet	älkööt olko madelleet
passive		madeltakoon	älköön madeltako	passive	olkoon madeltu	älköön olko madeltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		madellen	en madelle	1st sing.	lienen madellut	en liene madellut
2nd sing.		madellet	et madelle	2nd sing.	lienet madellut	et liene madellut
3rd sing.		madellee	ei madelle	3rd sing.	lienee madellut	ei liene madellut
1st plur.		madellemme	emme madelle	1st plur.	lienemme madelleet	emme liene madelleet
2nd plur.		madellette	ette madelle	2nd plur.	lienette madelleet	ette liene madelleet
3rd plur.		madellevat	eivät madelle	3rd plur.	lienevät madelleet	eivät liene madelleet
passive		madeltaneen	ei madeltane	passive	lienee madeltu	ei liene madeltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		madella		present	mateleva	madeltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st madellakseni madellaksemme 2nd madellaksesi madellaksenne 3rd madellakseen madellaksensa		past	madellut	madeltu
2nd	inessive2	madellessa	madeltaessa	agent4	matelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st madellessani madellessamme 2nd madellessasi madellessanne 3rd madellessaan madellessansa		negative	matelematon
	instructive	madellen	—	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	matelemassa	—
	elative	matelemasta	—
	illative	matelemaan	—
	adessive	matelemalla	—
	abessive	matelematta	—
	instructive	mateleman	madeltaman
4th3	verbal noun	mateleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st matelemaisillani matelemaisillamme 2nd matelemaisillasi matelemaisillanne 3rd matelemaisillaan matelemaisillansa

Synonyms

• mataa

Derived terms

• mateleminen
• matelija
• matelu

Related terms

• mato

Further reading

• “madella”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• ladelma