virpoa

Finnish

A child disguised as Easter witch, with decorated willow twigs in her right hand and a basket for collecting candy in the left.

Etymology

virpa +‎ -oa. Compare Karelian virpuo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirpoɑˣ/, [ˈʋirpo̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -irpoɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vir‧po‧a

Verb

virpoa

1. (folk tradition) to wish another person health and happiness on Palm Sunday by tapping them lightly with a willow twig and chanting a rhyme
2. (currently) to perform a similar act from door to door disguised as a witch; done by children in quest for candy

Conjugation

Inflection of virpoa (Kotus type 52*E/sanoa, p-v gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		virvon	en virvo	1st sing.	olen virponut	en ole virponut
2nd sing.		virvot	et virvo	2nd sing.	olet virponut	et ole virponut
3rd sing.		virpoo	ei virvo	3rd sing.	on virponut	ei ole virponut
1st plur.		virvomme	emme virvo	1st plur.	olemme virponeet	emme ole virponeet
2nd plur.		virvotte	ette virvo	2nd plur.	olette virponeet	ette ole virponeet
3rd plur.		virpovat	eivät virvo	3rd plur.	ovat virponeet	eivät ole virponeet
passive		virvotaan	ei virvota	passive	on virvottu	ei ole virvottu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		virvoin	en virponut	1st sing.	olin virponut	en ollut virponut
2nd sing.		virvoit	et virponut	2nd sing.	olit virponut	et ollut virponut
3rd sing.		virpoi	ei virponut	3rd sing.	oli virponut	ei ollut virponut
1st plur.		virvoimme	emme virponeet	1st plur.	olimme virponeet	emme olleet virponeet
2nd plur.		virvoitte	ette virponeet	2nd plur.	olitte virponeet	ette olleet virponeet
3rd plur.		virpoivat	eivät virponeet	3rd plur.	olivat virponeet	eivät olleet virponeet
passive		virvottiin	ei virvottu	passive	oli virvottu	ei ollut virvottu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		virpoisin	en virpoisi	1st sing.	olisin virponut	en olisi virponut
2nd sing.		virpoisit	et virpoisi	2nd sing.	olisit virponut	et olisi virponut
3rd sing.		virpoisi	ei virpoisi	3rd sing.	olisi virponut	ei olisi virponut
1st plur.		virpoisimme	emme virpoisi	1st plur.	olisimme virponeet	emme olisi virponeet
2nd plur.		virpoisitte	ette virpoisi	2nd plur.	olisitte virponeet	ette olisi virponeet
3rd plur.		virpoisivat	eivät virpoisi	3rd plur.	olisivat virponeet	eivät olisi virponeet
passive		virvottaisiin	ei virvottaisi	passive	olisi virvottu	ei olisi virvottu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		virvo	älä virvo	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		virpokoon	älköön virpoko	3rd sing.	olkoon virponut	älköön olko virponut
1st plur.		virpokaamme	älkäämme virpoko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		virpokaa	älkää virpoko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		virpokoot	älkööt virpoko	3rd plur.	olkoot virponeet	älkööt olko virponeet
passive		virvottakoon	älköön virvottako	passive	olkoon virvottu	älköön olko virvottu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		virponen	en virpone	1st sing.	lienen virponut	en liene virponut
2nd sing.		virponet	et virpone	2nd sing.	lienet virponut	et liene virponut
3rd sing.		virponee	ei virpone	3rd sing.	lienee virponut	ei liene virponut
1st plur.		virponemme	emme virpone	1st plur.	lienemme virponeet	emme liene virponeet
2nd plur.		virponette	ette virpone	2nd plur.	lienette virponeet	ette liene virponeet
3rd plur.		virponevat	eivät virpone	3rd plur.	lienevät virponeet	eivät liene virponeet
passive		virvottaneen	ei virvottane	passive	lienee virvottu	ei liene virvottu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		virpoa		present	virpova	virvottava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st virpoakseni virpoaksemme 2nd virpoaksesi virpoaksenne 3rd virpoakseen virpoaksensa		past	virponut	virvottu
2nd	inessive2	virpoessa	virvottaessa	agent3	virpoma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st virpoessani virpoessamme 2nd virpoessasi virpoessanne 3rd virpoessaan virpoessansa		negative	virpomaton
	instructive	virpoen	—	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	virpomassa	—
	elative	virpomasta	—
	illative	virpomaan	—
	adessive	virpomalla	—
	abessive	virpomatta	—
	instructive	virpoman	virvottaman
4th4	verbal noun	virpominen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st virpomaisillani virpomaisillamme 2nd virpomaisillasi virpomaisillanne 3rd virpomaisillaan virpomaisillansa

Derived terms

• virpoja
• virvonta

 

compounds

• virpomavitsa
• virposunnuntai
• virpovitsa

 

See also

• pajuvitsa
• pääsiäisnoita
• trulli

Further reading

• “virpoa”, 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

Anagrams

• povari, varpio