nikotuttaa

Finnish

Etymology

nikottaa (“to hiccup”) +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikotutːɑːˣ/, [ˈniko̞ˌt̪ut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -utːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): ni‧ko‧tut‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): ni‧ko‧tut‧taa

Verb

nikotuttaa

1. To cause hiccups.

Conjugation

Inflection of nikotuttaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikotutan	en nikotuta	1st sing.	olen nikotuttanut	en ole nikotuttanut
2nd sing.		nikotutat	et nikotuta	2nd sing.	olet nikotuttanut	et ole nikotuttanut
3rd sing.		nikotuttaa	ei nikotuta	3rd sing.	on nikotuttanut	ei ole nikotuttanut
1st plur.		nikotutamme	emme nikotuta	1st plur.	olemme nikotuttaneet	emme ole nikotuttaneet
2nd plur.		nikotutatte	ette nikotuta	2nd plur.	olette nikotuttaneet	ette ole nikotuttaneet
3rd plur.		nikotuttavat	eivät nikotuta	3rd plur.	ovat nikotuttaneet	eivät ole nikotuttaneet
passive		nikotutetaan	ei nikotuteta	passive	on nikotutettu	ei ole nikotutettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikotutin	en nikotuttanut	1st sing.	olin nikotuttanut	en ollut nikotuttanut
2nd sing.		nikotutit	et nikotuttanut	2nd sing.	olit nikotuttanut	et ollut nikotuttanut
3rd sing.		nikotutti	ei nikotuttanut	3rd sing.	oli nikotuttanut	ei ollut nikotuttanut
1st plur.		nikotutimme	emme nikotuttaneet	1st plur.	olimme nikotuttaneet	emme olleet nikotuttaneet
2nd plur.		nikotutitte	ette nikotuttaneet	2nd plur.	olitte nikotuttaneet	ette olleet nikotuttaneet
3rd plur.		nikotuttivat	eivät nikotuttaneet	3rd plur.	olivat nikotuttaneet	eivät olleet nikotuttaneet
passive		nikotutettiin	ei nikotutettu	passive	oli nikotutettu	ei ollut nikotutettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikotuttaisin	en nikotuttaisi	1st sing.	olisin nikotuttanut	en olisi nikotuttanut
2nd sing.		nikotuttaisit	et nikotuttaisi	2nd sing.	olisit nikotuttanut	et olisi nikotuttanut
3rd sing.		nikotuttaisi	ei nikotuttaisi	3rd sing.	olisi nikotuttanut	ei olisi nikotuttanut
1st plur.		nikotuttaisimme	emme nikotuttaisi	1st plur.	olisimme nikotuttaneet	emme olisi nikotuttaneet
2nd plur.		nikotuttaisitte	ette nikotuttaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte nikotuttaneet	ette olisi nikotuttaneet
3rd plur.		nikotuttaisivat	eivät nikotuttaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat nikotuttaneet	eivät olisi nikotuttaneet
passive		nikotutettaisiin	ei nikotutettaisi	passive	olisi nikotutettu	ei olisi nikotutettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		nikotuta	älä nikotuta	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		nikotuttakoon	älköön nikotuttako	3rd sing.	olkoon nikotuttanut	älköön olko nikotuttanut
1st plur.		nikotuttakaamme	älkäämme nikotuttako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		nikotuttakaa	älkää nikotuttako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		nikotuttakoot	älkööt nikotuttako	3rd plur.	olkoot nikotuttaneet	älkööt olko nikotuttaneet
passive		nikotutettakoon	älköön nikotutettako	passive	olkoon nikotutettu	älköön olko nikotutettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		nikotuttanen	en nikotuttane	1st sing.	lienen nikotuttanut	en liene nikotuttanut
2nd sing.		nikotuttanet	et nikotuttane	2nd sing.	lienet nikotuttanut	et liene nikotuttanut
3rd sing.		nikotuttanee	ei nikotuttane	3rd sing.	lienee nikotuttanut	ei liene nikotuttanut
1st plur.		nikotuttanemme	emme nikotuttane	1st plur.	lienemme nikotuttaneet	emme liene nikotuttaneet
2nd plur.		nikotuttanette	ette nikotuttane	2nd plur.	lienette nikotuttaneet	ette liene nikotuttaneet
3rd plur.		nikotuttanevat	eivät nikotuttane	3rd plur.	lienevät nikotuttaneet	eivät liene nikotuttaneet
passive		nikotutettaneen	ei nikotutettane	passive	lienee nikotutettu	ei liene nikotutettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		nikotuttaa		present	nikotuttava	nikotutettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nikotuttaakseni nikotuttaaksemme 2nd nikotuttaaksesi nikotuttaaksenne 3rd nikotuttaakseen nikotuttaaksensa		past	nikotuttanut	nikotutettu
2nd	inessive2	nikotuttaessa	nikotutettaessa	agent4	nikotuttama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nikotuttaessani nikotuttaessamme 2nd nikotuttaessasi nikotuttaessanne 3rd nikotuttaessaan nikotuttaessansa		negative	nikotuttamaton
	instructive	nikotuttaen	—	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. * The third-person singular indicative form nikotuttaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	nikotuttamassa	—
	elative	nikotuttamasta	—
	illative	nikotuttamaan	—
	adessive	nikotuttamalla	—
	abessive	nikotuttamatta	—
	instructive	nikotuttaman	nikotutettaman
4th3	verbal noun	nikotuttaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st nikotuttamaisillani nikotuttamaisillamme 2nd nikotuttamaisillasi nikotuttamaisillanne 3rd nikotuttamaisillaan nikotuttamaisillansa

Related terms

• nikka

Further reading

• “nikotuttaa”, 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