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”)).

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

Synonyms

• häikäillä

Derived terms

• siekailematon

 

Further reading

• “siekailla”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• salakieli