siekailla

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish seka (to be slow) + -illa. The Swedish word is dialectal and related to seckla (to drool). Alternatively a Sami borrowing (compare Northern Sami čiehkat (to hide, conceal)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsie̯kɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯kɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -iekɑilːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sie‧kail‧la

Verb

siekailla

  1. (intransitive, almost always in the negative) to hesitate, to have scruples

Conjugation

Inflection of siekailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. siekailen en siekaile 1st sing. olen siekaillut en ole siekaillut
2nd sing. siekailet et siekaile 2nd sing. olet siekaillut et ole siekaillut
3rd sing. siekailee ei siekaile 3rd sing. on siekaillut ei ole siekaillut
1st plur. siekailemme emme siekaile 1st plur. olemme siekailleet emme ole siekailleet
2nd plur. siekailette ette siekaile 2nd plur. olette siekailleet ette ole siekailleet
3rd plur. siekailevat eivät siekaile 3rd plur. ovat siekailleet eivät ole siekailleet
passive siekaillaan ei siekailla passive on siekailtu ei ole siekailtu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. siekailin en siekaillut 1st sing. olin siekaillut en ollut siekaillut
2nd sing. siekailit et siekaillut 2nd sing. olit siekaillut et ollut siekaillut
3rd sing. siekaili ei siekaillut 3rd sing. oli siekaillut ei ollut siekaillut
1st plur. siekailimme emme siekailleet 1st plur. olimme siekailleet emme olleet siekailleet
2nd plur. siekailitte ette siekailleet 2nd plur. olitte siekailleet ette olleet siekailleet
3rd plur. siekailivat eivät siekailleet 3rd plur. olivat siekailleet eivät olleet siekailleet
passive siekailtiin ei siekailtu passive oli siekailtu ei ollut siekailtu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. siekailisin en siekailisi 1st sing. olisin siekaillut en olisi siekaillut
2nd sing. siekailisit et siekailisi 2nd sing. olisit siekaillut et olisi siekaillut
3rd sing. siekailisi ei siekailisi 3rd sing. olisi siekaillut ei olisi siekaillut
1st plur. siekailisimme emme siekailisi 1st plur. olisimme siekailleet emme olisi siekailleet
2nd plur. siekailisitte ette siekailisi 2nd plur. olisitte siekailleet ette olisi siekailleet
3rd plur. siekailisivat eivät siekailisi 3rd plur. olisivat siekailleet eivät olisi siekailleet
passive siekailtaisiin ei siekailtaisi passive olisi siekailtu ei olisi siekailtu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. siekaile älä siekaile 2nd sing.
3rd sing. siekailkoon älköön siekailko 3rd sing. olkoon siekaillut älköön olko siekaillut
1st plur. siekailkaamme älkäämme siekailko 1st plur.
2nd plur. siekailkaa älkää siekailko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. siekailkoot älkööt siekailko 3rd plur. olkoot siekailleet älkööt olko siekailleet
passive siekailtakoon älköön siekailtako passive olkoon siekailtu älköön olko siekailtu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. siekaillen en siekaille 1st sing. lienen siekaillut en liene siekaillut
2nd sing. siekaillet et siekaille 2nd sing. lienet siekaillut et liene siekaillut
3rd sing. siekaillee ei siekaille 3rd sing. lienee siekaillut ei liene siekaillut
1st plur. siekaillemme emme siekaille 1st plur. lienemme siekailleet emme liene siekailleet
2nd plur. siekaillette ette siekaille 2nd plur. lienette siekailleet ette liene siekailleet
3rd plur. siekaillevat eivät siekaille 3rd plur. lienevät siekailleet eivät liene siekailleet
passive siekailtaneen ei siekailtane passive lienee siekailtu ei liene siekailtu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st siekailla present siekaileva siekailtava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st siekaillakseni siekaillaksemme
2nd siekaillaksesi siekaillaksenne
3rd siekaillakseen
siekaillaksensa
past siekaillut siekailtu
2nd inessive2 siekaillessa siekailtaessa agent3 siekailema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st siekaillessani siekaillessamme
2nd siekaillessasi siekaillessanne
3rd siekaillessaan
siekaillessansa
negative siekailematon
instructive siekaillen 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 siekailemassa
elative siekailemasta
illative siekailemaan
adessive siekailemalla
abessive siekailematta
instructive siekaileman siekailtaman
4th4 verbal noun siekaileminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st siekailemaisillani siekailemaisillamme
2nd siekailemaisillasi siekailemaisillanne
3rd siekailemaisillaan
siekailemaisillansa

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Derived terms

References

  1. Ylikoski, Jussi: Saamelaisia etymologisia lisiä (2010). SUST 259. pp. 383—395

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