heilua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëiludak. Cognates include Karelian heiluo, Veps heiluda. Also compare häilyä, Votic häülüä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhei̯luɑˣ/, [ˈhe̞i̯luɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eiluɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hei‧lu‧a

Verb

heilua

  1. to swing, to sway, to rock (to move backward and forward)
    Kasvi heilui tuulessa.
    The plant swung in the breeze.
  2. to be loose
    Hampaani heiluu.
    My tooth is loose.
  3. to swing (to hang on the gallows)
  4. to vacillate (to sway unsteadily from one side to the other)
  5. to vacillate (to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another).
    Berliinin kaduilla Ruth ja hänen maanmiehensä heiluivat toivon ja epätoivon välillä.
    On the streets of Berlin, Ruth and her compatriots vacillated between hope and despair.
  6. to oscillate (to swing back and forth, especially with a regular rhythm)
    Heiluri heiluu hitaammin, kun se pitenee.
    A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
  7. (colloquial) to wander around, to roam
  8. (colloquial) to loiter, to idle

Conjugation

Inflection of heilua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. heilun en heilu 1st sing. olen heilunut en ole heilunut
2nd sing. heilut et heilu 2nd sing. olet heilunut et ole heilunut
3rd sing. heiluu ei heilu 3rd sing. on heilunut ei ole heilunut
1st plur. heilumme emme heilu 1st plur. olemme heiluneet emme ole heiluneet
2nd plur. heilutte ette heilu 2nd plur. olette heiluneet ette ole heiluneet
3rd plur. heiluvat eivät heilu 3rd plur. ovat heiluneet eivät ole heiluneet
passive heilutaan ei heiluta passive on heiluttu ei ole heiluttu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. heiluin en heilunut 1st sing. olin heilunut en ollut heilunut
2nd sing. heiluit et heilunut 2nd sing. olit heilunut et ollut heilunut
3rd sing. heilui ei heilunut 3rd sing. oli heilunut ei ollut heilunut
1st plur. heiluimme emme heiluneet 1st plur. olimme heiluneet emme olleet heiluneet
2nd plur. heiluitte ette heiluneet 2nd plur. olitte heiluneet ette olleet heiluneet
3rd plur. heiluivat eivät heiluneet 3rd plur. olivat heiluneet eivät olleet heiluneet
passive heiluttiin ei heiluttu passive oli heiluttu ei ollut heiluttu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. heiluisin en heiluisi 1st sing. olisin heilunut en olisi heilunut
2nd sing. heiluisit et heiluisi 2nd sing. olisit heilunut et olisi heilunut
3rd sing. heiluisi ei heiluisi 3rd sing. olisi heilunut ei olisi heilunut
1st plur. heiluisimme emme heiluisi 1st plur. olisimme heiluneet emme olisi heiluneet
2nd plur. heiluisitte ette heiluisi 2nd plur. olisitte heiluneet ette olisi heiluneet
3rd plur. heiluisivat eivät heiluisi 3rd plur. olisivat heiluneet eivät olisi heiluneet
passive heiluttaisiin ei heiluttaisi passive olisi heiluttu ei olisi heiluttu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. heilu älä heilu 2nd sing.
3rd sing. heilukoon älköön heiluko 3rd sing. olkoon heilunut älköön olko heilunut
1st plur. heilukaamme älkäämme heiluko 1st plur.
2nd plur. heilukaa älkää heiluko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. heilukoot älkööt heiluko 3rd plur. olkoot heiluneet älkööt olko heiluneet
passive heiluttakoon älköön heiluttako passive olkoon heiluttu älköön olko heiluttu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. heilunen en heilune 1st sing. lienen heilunut en liene heilunut
2nd sing. heilunet et heilune 2nd sing. lienet heilunut et liene heilunut
3rd sing. heilunee ei heilune 3rd sing. lienee heilunut ei liene heilunut
1st plur. heilunemme emme heilune 1st plur. lienemme heiluneet emme liene heiluneet
2nd plur. heilunette ette heilune 2nd plur. lienette heiluneet ette liene heiluneet
3rd plur. heilunevat eivät heilune 3rd plur. lienevät heiluneet eivät liene heiluneet
passive heiluttaneen ei heiluttane passive lienee heiluttu ei liene heiluttu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st heilua present heiluva heiluttava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st heiluakseni heiluaksemme
2nd heiluaksesi heiluaksenne
3rd heiluakseen
heiluaksensa
past heilunut heiluttu
2nd inessive2 heiluessa heiluttaessa agent3 heiluma
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st heiluessani heiluessamme
2nd heiluessasi heiluessanne
3rd heiluessaan
heiluessansa
negative heilumaton
instructive heiluen 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

3rd inessive heilumassa
elative heilumasta
illative heilumaan
adessive heilumalla
abessive heilumatta
instructive heiluman heiluttaman
4th4 verbal noun heiluminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st heilumaisillani heilumaisillamme
2nd heilumaisillasi heilumaisillanne
3rd heilumaisillaan
heilumaisillansa

Synonyms

  • (to move backward and forward): keinua
  • (to hang on the gallows): roikkua
  • (to vacillate): horjua

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