lekottaa

Finnish

Etymology

lekko +‎ -ttaa. The meaning "shine warmly" is original, while "to lounge" is back-formed from lekotella (originally "to sunbathe, lie or sprawl under the sun"). In dialects, the word is sometimes used to refer to moving in general.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlekotːɑːˣ/, [ˈle̞ko̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ekotːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): le‧kot‧taa

Verb

lekottaa

  1. to lounge
  2. (of a bird) to fly in a lazy manner
  3. (of the sun) to shine warmly

Conjugation
Inflection of lekottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. lekotan en lekota 1st sing. olen lekottanut en ole lekottanut
2nd sing. lekotat et lekota 2nd sing. olet lekottanut et ole lekottanut
3rd sing. lekottaa ei lekota 3rd sing. on lekottanut ei ole lekottanut
1st plur. lekotamme emme lekota 1st plur. olemme lekottaneet emme ole lekottaneet
2nd plur. lekotatte ette lekota 2nd plur. olette lekottaneet ette ole lekottaneet
3rd plur. lekottavat eivät lekota 3rd plur. ovat lekottaneet eivät ole lekottaneet
passive lekotetaan ei lekoteta passive on lekotettu ei ole lekotettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. lekotin en lekottanut 1st sing. olin lekottanut en ollut lekottanut
2nd sing. lekotit et lekottanut 2nd sing. olit lekottanut et ollut lekottanut
3rd sing. lekotti ei lekottanut 3rd sing. oli lekottanut ei ollut lekottanut
1st plur. lekotimme emme lekottaneet 1st plur. olimme lekottaneet emme olleet lekottaneet
2nd plur. lekotitte ette lekottaneet 2nd plur. olitte lekottaneet ette olleet lekottaneet
3rd plur. lekottivat eivät lekottaneet 3rd plur. olivat lekottaneet eivät olleet lekottaneet
passive lekotettiin ei lekotettu passive oli lekotettu ei ollut lekotettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. lekottaisin en lekottaisi 1st sing. olisin lekottanut en olisi lekottanut
2nd sing. lekottaisit et lekottaisi 2nd sing. olisit lekottanut et olisi lekottanut
3rd sing. lekottaisi ei lekottaisi 3rd sing. olisi lekottanut ei olisi lekottanut
1st plur. lekottaisimme emme lekottaisi 1st plur. olisimme lekottaneet emme olisi lekottaneet
2nd plur. lekottaisitte ette lekottaisi 2nd plur. olisitte lekottaneet ette olisi lekottaneet
3rd plur. lekottaisivat eivät lekottaisi 3rd plur. olisivat lekottaneet eivät olisi lekottaneet
passive lekotettaisiin ei lekotettaisi passive olisi lekotettu ei olisi lekotettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. lekota älä lekota 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. lekottakoon älköön lekottako 3rd sing. olkoon lekottanut älköön olko lekottanut
1st plur. lekottakaamme älkäämme lekottako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. lekottakaa älkää lekottako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. lekottakoot älkööt lekottako 3rd plur. olkoot lekottaneet älkööt olko lekottaneet
passive lekotettakoon älköön lekotettako passive olkoon lekotettu älköön olko lekotettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. lekottanen en lekottane 1st sing. lienen lekottanut en liene lekottanut
2nd sing. lekottanet et lekottane 2nd sing. lienet lekottanut et liene lekottanut
3rd sing. lekottanee ei lekottane 3rd sing. lienee lekottanut ei liene lekottanut
1st plur. lekottanemme emme lekottane 1st plur. lienemme lekottaneet emme liene lekottaneet
2nd plur. lekottanette ette lekottane 2nd plur. lienette lekottaneet ette liene lekottaneet
3rd plur. lekottanevat eivät lekottane 3rd plur. lienevät lekottaneet eivät liene lekottaneet
passive lekotettaneen ei lekotettane passive lienee lekotettu ei liene lekotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st lekottaa present lekottava lekotettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st lekottaakseni lekottaaksemme
2nd lekottaaksesi lekottaaksenne
3rd lekottaakseen
lekottaaksensa
 past lekottanut lekotettu
2nd inessive2 lekottaessa lekotettaessa agent3 lekottama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st lekottaessani lekottaessamme
2nd lekottaessasi lekottaessanne
3rd lekottaessaan
lekottaessansa
 negative lekottamaton
instructive lekottaen — 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).
* The third-person singular indicative form lekottaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.

3rd inessive lekottamassa —
elative lekottamasta —
illative lekottamaan —
adessive lekottamalla —
abessive lekottamatta —
instructive lekottaman lekotettaman
4th4 verbal noun lekottaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st lekottamaisillani lekottamaisillamme
2nd lekottamaisillasi lekottamaisillanne
3rd lekottamaisillaan
lekottamaisillansa

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