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

Synonyms

• (lounge): lekotella
• (shine): paistaa

Derived terms

• lekotella

 

Further reading

• “lekottaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02