pusertaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *pusërtadak (compare Estonian puserdama, Karelian puzerdua, Veps puzerta and Votic puzõrta), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pućɜ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpusertɑːˣ/, [ˈpus̠e̞rt̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -usertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧ser‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧ser‧taa

Verb

pusertaa

1. (transitive) to squeeze

   pusertaa kuivaksi ― to squeeze dry

2. (transitive) to press (together), compress, smush, crush
3. (transitive) to jam, cram
4. (transitive) to rice (squeeze through a ricer)

Conjugation

Inflection of pusertaa (Kotus type 54*K/huutaa, rt-rr gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		puserran	en puserra	1st sing.	olen pusertanut	en ole pusertanut
2nd sing.		puserrat	et puserra	2nd sing.	olet pusertanut	et ole pusertanut
3rd sing.		pusertaa	ei puserra	3rd sing.	on pusertanut	ei ole pusertanut
1st plur.		puserramme	emme puserra	1st plur.	olemme pusertaneet	emme ole pusertaneet
2nd plur.		puserratte	ette puserra	2nd plur.	olette pusertaneet	ette ole pusertaneet
3rd plur.		pusertavat	eivät puserra	3rd plur.	ovat pusertaneet	eivät ole pusertaneet
passive		puserretaan	ei puserreta	passive	on puserrettu	ei ole puserrettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pusersin	en pusertanut	1st sing.	olin pusertanut	en ollut pusertanut
2nd sing.		pusersit	et pusertanut	2nd sing.	olit pusertanut	et ollut pusertanut
3rd sing.		pusersi	ei pusertanut	3rd sing.	oli pusertanut	ei ollut pusertanut
1st plur.		pusersimme	emme pusertaneet	1st plur.	olimme pusertaneet	emme olleet pusertaneet
2nd plur.		pusersitte	ette pusertaneet	2nd plur.	olitte pusertaneet	ette olleet pusertaneet
3rd plur.		pusersivat	eivät pusertaneet	3rd plur.	olivat pusertaneet	eivät olleet pusertaneet
passive		puserrettiin	ei puserrettu	passive	oli puserrettu	ei ollut puserrettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pusertaisin	en pusertaisi	1st sing.	olisin pusertanut	en olisi pusertanut
2nd sing.		pusertaisit	et pusertaisi	2nd sing.	olisit pusertanut	et olisi pusertanut
3rd sing.		pusertaisi	ei pusertaisi	3rd sing.	olisi pusertanut	ei olisi pusertanut
1st plur.		pusertaisimme	emme pusertaisi	1st plur.	olisimme pusertaneet	emme olisi pusertaneet
2nd plur.		pusertaisitte	ette pusertaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte pusertaneet	ette olisi pusertaneet
3rd plur.		pusertaisivat	eivät pusertaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat pusertaneet	eivät olisi pusertaneet
passive		puserrettaisiin	ei puserrettaisi	passive	olisi puserrettu	ei olisi puserrettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		puserra	älä puserra	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		pusertakoon	älköön pusertako	3rd sing.	olkoon pusertanut	älköön olko pusertanut
1st plur.		pusertakaamme	älkäämme pusertako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		pusertakaa	älkää pusertako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		pusertakoot	älkööt pusertako	3rd plur.	olkoot pusertaneet	älkööt olko pusertaneet
passive		puserrettakoon	älköön puserrettako	passive	olkoon puserrettu	älköön olko puserrettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		pusertanen	en pusertane	1st sing.	lienen pusertanut	en liene pusertanut
2nd sing.		pusertanet	et pusertane	2nd sing.	lienet pusertanut	et liene pusertanut
3rd sing.		pusertanee	ei pusertane	3rd sing.	lienee pusertanut	ei liene pusertanut
1st plur.		pusertanemme	emme pusertane	1st plur.	lienemme pusertaneet	emme liene pusertaneet
2nd plur.		pusertanette	ette pusertane	2nd plur.	lienette pusertaneet	ette liene pusertaneet
3rd plur.		pusertanevat	eivät pusertane	3rd plur.	lienevät pusertaneet	eivät liene pusertaneet
passive		puserrettaneen	ei puserrettane	passive	lienee puserrettu	ei liene puserrettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		pusertaa		present	pusertava	puserrettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pusertaakseni pusertaaksemme 2nd pusertaaksesi pusertaaksenne 3rd pusertaakseen pusertaaksensa		past	pusertanut	puserrettu
2nd	inessive2	pusertaessa	puserrettaessa	agent4	pusertama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pusertaessani pusertaessamme 2nd pusertaessasi pusertaessanne 3rd pusertaessaan pusertaessansa		negative	pusertamaton
	instructive	pusertaen	—	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 pusertaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	pusertamassa	—
	elative	pusertamasta	—
	illative	pusertamaan	—
	adessive	pusertamalla	—
	abessive	pusertamatta	—
	instructive	pusertaman	puserrettaman
4th3	verbal noun	pusertaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st pusertamaisillani pusertamaisillamme 2nd pusertamaisillasi pusertamaisillanne 3rd pusertamaisillaan pusertamaisillansa

Derived terms

• puserrella
• puserrin
• puserrus
• pusertautua
• pusertua

Further reading

• “pusertaa”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpusertɑː/, [ˈpus̠e̞rt̪ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -usertɑː
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧ser‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧ser‧taa

Verb

pusertaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of pusertaa

Anagrams

• perustaa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pusërtadak. Cognates include Finnish pusertaa and Estonian puserdada.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpusertɑː/, [ˈpus̠e̞ˑrtɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpusertɑː/, [ˈpuʒ̥e̞ˑrd̥ɑː]
• Rhymes: -usertɑː
• Hyphenation: pu‧ser‧taa

Verb

pusertaa

1. (transitive) to squeeze

Conjugation

Conjugation of pusertaa (type 3/kyntää, rt-rr gradation)
Indikativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	puserran	en puserra	1st singular	oon pusertant, oon pusertanut	en oo pusertant, en oo pusertanut
2nd singular	puserrat	et puserra	2nd singular	oot pusertant, oot pusertanut	et oo pusertant, et oo pusertanut
3rd singular	pusertaa	ei puserra	3rd singular	ono pusertant, ono pusertanut	ei oo pusertant, ei oo pusertanut
1st plural	puserramma	emmä puserra	1st plural	oomma pusertanneet	emmä oo pusertanneet
2nd plural	puserratta	että puserra	2nd plural	ootta pusertanneet	että oo pusertanneet
3rd plural	pusertaat1), pusertavat2), puserrettaa	evät puserra, ei puserreta	3rd plural	ovat pusertanneet	evät oo pusertanneet, ei oo puserrettu
impersonal	puserrettaa	ei puserreta	impersonal	ono puserrettu	ei oo puserrettu
Imperfekta			Pluskvamperfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	pusersin	en pusertant, en pusertanut	1st singular	olin pusertant, olin pusertanut	en olt pusertant, en olt pusertanut
2nd singular	pusersit	et pusertant, et pusertanut	2nd singular	olit pusertant, olit pusertanut	et olt pusertant, et olt pusertanut
3rd singular	pusersi	ei pusertant, ei pusertanut	3rd singular	oli pusertant, oli pusertanut	ei olt pusertant, ei olt pusertanut
1st plural	pusersimma	emmä pusertanneet	1st plural	olimma pusertanneet	emmä olleet pusertanneet
2nd plural	pusersitta	että pusertanneet	2nd plural	olitta pusertanneet	että olleet pusertanneet
3rd plural	pusersiit1), pusersivat2), puserrettii	evät pusertanneet, ei puserrettu	3rd plural	olivat pusertanneet	evät olleet pusertanneet, ei olt puserrettu
impersonal	puserrettii	ei puserrettu	impersonal	oli puserrettu	ei olt puserrettu
Konditsionala
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	pusertaisin	en pusertais	1st singular	olisin pusertant, olisin pusertanut	en olis pusertant, en olis pusertanut
2nd singular	pusertaisit, pusertaist1)	et pusertais	2nd singular	olisit pusertant, olisit pusertanut	et olis pusertant, et olis pusertanut
3rd singular	pusertais	ei pusertais	3rd singular	olis pusertant, olis pusertanut	ei olis pusertant, ei olis pusertanut
1st plural	pusertaisimma	emmä pusertais	1st plural	olisimma pusertanneet	emmä olis pusertanneet
2nd plural	pusertaisitta	että pusertais	2nd plural	olisitta pusertanneet	että olis pusertanneet
3rd plural	pusertaisiit1), pusertaisivat2), puserrettais	evät pusertais, ei puserrettais	3rd plural	olisivat pusertanneet	evät olis pusertanneet, ei olis puserrettu
impersonal	puserrettais	ei puserrettais	impersonal	olis puserrettu	ei olis puserrettu
Imperativa
Preesens			Perfekta
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	—	—	1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	puserra	elä puserra	2nd singular	oo pusertant, oo pusertanut	elä oo pusertant, elä oo pusertanut
3rd singular	pusertakkoo	elköö pusertako	3rd singular	olkoo pusertant, olkoo pusertanut	elköö olko pusertant, elköö olko pusertanut
1st plural	—	—	1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	pusertakkaa	elkää pusertako	2nd plural	olkaa pusertanneet	elkää olko pusertanneet
3rd plural	pusertakkoot	elkööt pusertako, elköö puserrettako	3rd plural	olkoot pusertanneet	elkööt olko pusertanneet, elköö olko puserrettu
impersonal	puserrettakoo	elköö puserrettako	impersonal	olkoo puserrettu	elköö olko puserrettu
Potentsiala
Preesens
	positive	negative
1st singular	pusertanen	en pusertane
2nd singular	pusertanet	et pusertane
3rd singular	pusertannoo	ei pusertane
1st plural	pusertanemma	emmä pusertane
2nd plural	pusertanetta	että pusertane
3rd plural	pusertannoot	evät pusertane, ei puserrettane
impersonal	puserrettanoo	ei puserrettane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat			Partisipat
				active	passive
1st		pusertaa	present	pusertava	puserrettava
2nd	inessive	pusertaes	past	pusertant, pusertanut	puserrettu
	instructive	pusertaen	1) Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect. 2) Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect. *) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (pusertakkaa) 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	pusertammaa
	inessive	pusertamas
	elative	pusertamast
	abessive	pusertamata
4th	nominative	pusertamiin
	partitive	pusertamista, pusertamist

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 443