soidintaa

Finnish

Etymology

soidin (“lek, courtship”) +‎ -taa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoi̯dintɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞i̯din̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oidintɑː
• Syllabification^(key): soi‧din‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): soi‧din‧taa

Verb

soidintaa

1. (zoology) to court, lek (to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek)

Conjugation

Inflection of soidintaa (Kotus type 54*J/huutaa, nt-nn gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		soidinnan	en soidinna	1st sing.	olen soidintanut	en ole soidintanut
2nd sing.		soidinnat	et soidinna	2nd sing.	olet soidintanut	et ole soidintanut
3rd sing.		soidintaa	ei soidinna	3rd sing.	on soidintanut	ei ole soidintanut
1st plur.		soidinnamme	emme soidinna	1st plur.	olemme soidintaneet	emme ole soidintaneet
2nd plur.		soidinnatte	ette soidinna	2nd plur.	olette soidintaneet	ette ole soidintaneet
3rd plur.		soidintavat	eivät soidinna	3rd plur.	ovat soidintaneet	eivät ole soidintaneet
passive		soidinnetaan	ei soidinneta	passive	on soidinnettu	ei ole soidinnettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		soidinsin	en soidintanut	1st sing.	olin soidintanut	en ollut soidintanut
2nd sing.		soidinsit	et soidintanut	2nd sing.	olit soidintanut	et ollut soidintanut
3rd sing.		soidinsi	ei soidintanut	3rd sing.	oli soidintanut	ei ollut soidintanut
1st plur.		soidinsimme	emme soidintaneet	1st plur.	olimme soidintaneet	emme olleet soidintaneet
2nd plur.		soidinsitte	ette soidintaneet	2nd plur.	olitte soidintaneet	ette olleet soidintaneet
3rd plur.		soidinsivat	eivät soidintaneet	3rd plur.	olivat soidintaneet	eivät olleet soidintaneet
passive		soidinnettiin	ei soidinnettu	passive	oli soidinnettu	ei ollut soidinnettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		soidintaisin	en soidintaisi	1st sing.	olisin soidintanut	en olisi soidintanut
2nd sing.		soidintaisit	et soidintaisi	2nd sing.	olisit soidintanut	et olisi soidintanut
3rd sing.		soidintaisi	ei soidintaisi	3rd sing.	olisi soidintanut	ei olisi soidintanut
1st plur.		soidintaisimme	emme soidintaisi	1st plur.	olisimme soidintaneet	emme olisi soidintaneet
2nd plur.		soidintaisitte	ette soidintaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte soidintaneet	ette olisi soidintaneet
3rd plur.		soidintaisivat	eivät soidintaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat soidintaneet	eivät olisi soidintaneet
passive		soidinnettaisiin	ei soidinnettaisi	passive	olisi soidinnettu	ei olisi soidinnettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		soidinna	älä soidinna	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		soidintakoon	älköön soidintako	3rd sing.	olkoon soidintanut	älköön olko soidintanut
1st plur.		soidintakaamme	älkäämme soidintako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		soidintakaa	älkää soidintako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		soidintakoot	älkööt soidintako	3rd plur.	olkoot soidintaneet	älkööt olko soidintaneet
passive		soidinnettakoon	älköön soidinnettako	passive	olkoon soidinnettu	älköön olko soidinnettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		soidintanen	en soidintane	1st sing.	lienen soidintanut	en liene soidintanut
2nd sing.		soidintanet	et soidintane	2nd sing.	lienet soidintanut	et liene soidintanut
3rd sing.		soidintanee	ei soidintane	3rd sing.	lienee soidintanut	ei liene soidintanut
1st plur.		soidintanemme	emme soidintane	1st plur.	lienemme soidintaneet	emme liene soidintaneet
2nd plur.		soidintanette	ette soidintane	2nd plur.	lienette soidintaneet	ette liene soidintaneet
3rd plur.		soidintanevat	eivät soidintane	3rd plur.	lienevät soidintaneet	eivät liene soidintaneet
passive		soidinnettaneen	ei soidinnettane	passive	lienee soidinnettu	ei liene soidinnettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		soidintaa		present	soidintava	soidinnettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st soidintaakseni soidintaaksemme 2nd soidintaaksesi soidintaaksenne 3rd soidintaakseen soidintaaksensa		past	soidintanut	soidinnettu
2nd	inessive2	soidintaessa	soidinnettaessa	agent4	soidintama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st soidintaessani soidintaessamme 2nd soidintaessasi soidintaessanne 3rd soidintaessaan soidintaessansa		negative	soidintamaton
	instructive	soidintaen	—	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 soidintaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	soidintamassa	—
	elative	soidintamasta	—
	illative	soidintamaan	—
	adessive	soidintamalla	—
	abessive	soidintamatta	—
	instructive	soidintaman	soidinnettaman
4th3	verbal noun	soidintaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st soidintamaisillani soidintamaisillamme 2nd soidintamaisillasi soidintamaisillanne 3rd soidintamaisillaan soidintamaisillansa

Synonyms

• olla soitimella, pitää soidinta

Further reading

• “soidintaa”, 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