vipattaa

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋipɑtːɑːˣ/, [ˈʋipɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ipɑtːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): vi‧pat‧taa

Verb

vipattaa

1. (intransitive) to flap (to move loosely back and forth)

Conjugation

Inflection of vipattaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vipatan	en vipata	1st sing.	olen vipattanut	en ole vipattanut
2nd sing.		vipatat	et vipata	2nd sing.	olet vipattanut	et ole vipattanut
3rd sing.		vipattaa	ei vipata	3rd sing.	on vipattanut	ei ole vipattanut
1st plur.		vipatamme	emme vipata	1st plur.	olemme vipattaneet	emme ole vipattaneet
2nd plur.		vipatatte	ette vipata	2nd plur.	olette vipattaneet	ette ole vipattaneet
3rd plur.		vipattavat	eivät vipata	3rd plur.	ovat vipattaneet	eivät ole vipattaneet
passive		vipatetaan	ei vipateta	passive	on vipatettu	ei ole vipatettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vipatin	en vipattanut	1st sing.	olin vipattanut	en ollut vipattanut
2nd sing.		vipatit	et vipattanut	2nd sing.	olit vipattanut	et ollut vipattanut
3rd sing.		vipatti	ei vipattanut	3rd sing.	oli vipattanut	ei ollut vipattanut
1st plur.		vipatimme	emme vipattaneet	1st plur.	olimme vipattaneet	emme olleet vipattaneet
2nd plur.		vipatitte	ette vipattaneet	2nd plur.	olitte vipattaneet	ette olleet vipattaneet
3rd plur.		vipattivat	eivät vipattaneet	3rd plur.	olivat vipattaneet	eivät olleet vipattaneet
passive		vipatettiin	ei vipatettu	passive	oli vipatettu	ei ollut vipatettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vipattaisin	en vipattaisi	1st sing.	olisin vipattanut	en olisi vipattanut
2nd sing.		vipattaisit	et vipattaisi	2nd sing.	olisit vipattanut	et olisi vipattanut
3rd sing.		vipattaisi	ei vipattaisi	3rd sing.	olisi vipattanut	ei olisi vipattanut
1st plur.		vipattaisimme	emme vipattaisi	1st plur.	olisimme vipattaneet	emme olisi vipattaneet
2nd plur.		vipattaisitte	ette vipattaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte vipattaneet	ette olisi vipattaneet
3rd plur.		vipattaisivat	eivät vipattaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat vipattaneet	eivät olisi vipattaneet
passive		vipatettaisiin	ei vipatettaisi	passive	olisi vipatettu	ei olisi vipatettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		vipata	älä vipata	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		vipattakoon	älköön vipattako	3rd sing.	olkoon vipattanut	älköön olko vipattanut
1st plur.		vipattakaamme	älkäämme vipattako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		vipattakaa	älkää vipattako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		vipattakoot	älkööt vipattako	3rd plur.	olkoot vipattaneet	älkööt olko vipattaneet
passive		vipatettakoon	älköön vipatettako	passive	olkoon vipatettu	älköön olko vipatettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vipattanen	en vipattane	1st sing.	lienen vipattanut	en liene vipattanut
2nd sing.		vipattanet	et vipattane	2nd sing.	lienet vipattanut	et liene vipattanut
3rd sing.		vipattanee	ei vipattane	3rd sing.	lienee vipattanut	ei liene vipattanut
1st plur.		vipattanemme	emme vipattane	1st plur.	lienemme vipattaneet	emme liene vipattaneet
2nd plur.		vipattanette	ette vipattane	2nd plur.	lienette vipattaneet	ette liene vipattaneet
3rd plur.		vipattanevat	eivät vipattane	3rd plur.	lienevät vipattaneet	eivät liene vipattaneet
passive		vipatettaneen	ei vipatettane	passive	lienee vipatettu	ei liene vipatettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		vipattaa		present	vipattava	vipatettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vipattaakseni vipattaaksemme 2nd vipattaaksesi vipattaaksenne 3rd vipattaakseen vipattaaksensa		past	vipattanut	vipatettu
2nd	inessive2	vipattaessa	vipatettaessa	agent3	vipattama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vipattaessani vipattaessamme 2nd vipattaessasi vipattaessanne 3rd vipattaessaan vipattaessansa		negative	vipattamaton
	instructive	vipattaen	—	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 vipattaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	vipattamassa	—
	elative	vipattamasta	—
	illative	vipattamaan	—
	adessive	vipattamalla	—
	abessive	vipattamatta	—
	instructive	vipattaman	vipatettaman
4th4	verbal noun	vipattaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vipattamaisillani vipattamaisillamme 2nd vipattamaisillasi vipattamaisillanne 3rd vipattamaisillaan vipattamaisillansa

Derived terms

• vipattaminen
• vipatus
• vivahtaa

 

Further reading

• “vipattaa”, 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 2023-07-04