supattaa

Finnish

Etymology

From supa- +‎ -ttaa. The same onomatopoeic origin as supista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsupɑtːɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠upɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -upɑtːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): su‧pat‧taa
• Hyphenation^(key): su‧pat‧taa

Verb

supattaa

1. to whisper (continuously)

Conjugation

Inflection of supattaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		supatan	en supata	1st sing.	olen supattanut	en ole supattanut
2nd sing.		supatat	et supata	2nd sing.	olet supattanut	et ole supattanut
3rd sing.		supattaa	ei supata	3rd sing.	on supattanut	ei ole supattanut
1st plur.		supatamme	emme supata	1st plur.	olemme supattaneet	emme ole supattaneet
2nd plur.		supatatte	ette supata	2nd plur.	olette supattaneet	ette ole supattaneet
3rd plur.		supattavat	eivät supata	3rd plur.	ovat supattaneet	eivät ole supattaneet
passive		supatetaan	ei supateta	passive	on supatettu	ei ole supatettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		supatin	en supattanut	1st sing.	olin supattanut	en ollut supattanut
2nd sing.		supatit	et supattanut	2nd sing.	olit supattanut	et ollut supattanut
3rd sing.		supatti	ei supattanut	3rd sing.	oli supattanut	ei ollut supattanut
1st plur.		supatimme	emme supattaneet	1st plur.	olimme supattaneet	emme olleet supattaneet
2nd plur.		supatitte	ette supattaneet	2nd plur.	olitte supattaneet	ette olleet supattaneet
3rd plur.		supattivat	eivät supattaneet	3rd plur.	olivat supattaneet	eivät olleet supattaneet
passive		supatettiin	ei supatettu	passive	oli supatettu	ei ollut supatettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		supattaisin	en supattaisi	1st sing.	olisin supattanut	en olisi supattanut
2nd sing.		supattaisit	et supattaisi	2nd sing.	olisit supattanut	et olisi supattanut
3rd sing.		supattaisi	ei supattaisi	3rd sing.	olisi supattanut	ei olisi supattanut
1st plur.		supattaisimme	emme supattaisi	1st plur.	olisimme supattaneet	emme olisi supattaneet
2nd plur.		supattaisitte	ette supattaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte supattaneet	ette olisi supattaneet
3rd plur.		supattaisivat	eivät supattaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat supattaneet	eivät olisi supattaneet
passive		supatettaisiin	ei supatettaisi	passive	olisi supatettu	ei olisi supatettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		supata	älä supata	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		supattakoon	älköön supattako	3rd sing.	olkoon supattanut	älköön olko supattanut
1st plur.		supattakaamme	älkäämme supattako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		supattakaa	älkää supattako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		supattakoot	älkööt supattako	3rd plur.	olkoot supattaneet	älkööt olko supattaneet
passive		supatettakoon	älköön supatettako	passive	olkoon supatettu	älköön olko supatettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		supattanen	en supattane	1st sing.	lienen supattanut	en liene supattanut
2nd sing.		supattanet	et supattane	2nd sing.	lienet supattanut	et liene supattanut
3rd sing.		supattanee	ei supattane	3rd sing.	lienee supattanut	ei liene supattanut
1st plur.		supattanemme	emme supattane	1st plur.	lienemme supattaneet	emme liene supattaneet
2nd plur.		supattanette	ette supattane	2nd plur.	lienette supattaneet	ette liene supattaneet
3rd plur.		supattanevat	eivät supattane	3rd plur.	lienevät supattaneet	eivät liene supattaneet
passive		supatettaneen	ei supatettane	passive	lienee supatettu	ei liene supatettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		supattaa		present	supattava	supatettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st supattaakseni supattaaksemme 2nd supattaaksesi supattaaksenne 3rd supattaakseen supattaaksensa		past	supattanut	supatettu
2nd	inessive2	supattaessa	supatettaessa	agent4	supattama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st supattaessani supattaessamme 2nd supattaessasi supattaessanne 3rd supattaessaan supattaessansa		negative	supattamaton
	instructive	supattaen	—	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 supattaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	supattamassa	—
	elative	supattamasta	—
	illative	supattamaan	—
	adessive	supattamalla	—
	abessive	supattamatta	—
	instructive	supattaman	supatettaman
4th3	verbal noun	supattaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st supattamaisillani supattamaisillamme 2nd supattamaisillasi supattamaisillanne 3rd supattamaisillaan supattamaisillansa

Derived terms

• supatella
• supattaminen
• supatus

Further reading

• “supattaa”, 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

• pasuttaa, tupastaa