haitta

See also: häittä

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain, but proposed to be a Baltic loan (whence Lithuanian žaizda (“wound”)), or possibly from earlier *hagitta and then from Proto-Norse *hagiþō, compare Swedish hejd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯tːɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑitːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hait‧ta

Noun

haitta

1. disadvantage, hindrance, con

   Synonym: haittapuoli

   Antonym: etu

   hyödyt ja haitat ― pros and cons

2. tumbler (part of a lock)
3. damage, disservice, harm, trouble

   tehdä haittaa ― to do damage, do a disservice

Declension

Inflection of haitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		haitta	haitat
genitive		haitan	haittojen
partitive		haittaa	haittoja
illative		haittaan	haittoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haitta	haitat
accusative	nom.	haitta	haitat
	gen.	haitan
genitive		haitan	haittojen haittainrare
partitive		haittaa	haittoja
inessive		haitassa	haitoissa
elative		haitasta	haitoista
illative		haittaan	haittoihin
adessive		haitalla	haitoilla
ablative		haitalta	haitoilta
allative		haitalle	haitoille
essive		haittana	haittoina
translative		haitaksi	haitoiksi
abessive		haitatta	haitoitta
instructive		—	haitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of haitta (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haittani haittani accusative nom. haittani haittani gen. haittani genitive haittani haittojeni haittainirare partitive haittaani haittojani inessive haitassani haitoissani elative haitastani haitoistani illative haittaani haittoihini adessive haitallani haitoillani ablative haitaltani haitoiltani allative haitalleni haitoilleni essive haittanani haittoinani translative haitakseni haitoikseni abessive haitattani haitoittani instructive — — comitative — haittoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haittasi haittasi accusative nom. haittasi haittasi gen. haittasi genitive haittasi haittojesi haittaisirare partitive haittaasi haittojasi inessive haitassasi haitoissasi elative haitastasi haitoistasi illative haittaasi haittoihisi adessive haitallasi haitoillasi ablative haitaltasi haitoiltasi allative haitallesi haitoillesi essive haittanasi haittoinasi translative haitaksesi haitoiksesi abessive haitattasi haitoittasi instructive — — comitative — haittoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haittamme haittamme accusative nom. haittamme haittamme gen. haittamme genitive haittamme haittojemme haittaimmerare partitive haittaamme haittojamme inessive haitassamme haitoissamme elative haitastamme haitoistamme illative haittaamme haittoihimme adessive haitallamme haitoillamme ablative haitaltamme haitoiltamme allative haitallemme haitoillemme essive haittanamme haittoinamme translative haitaksemme haitoiksemme abessive haitattamme haitoittamme instructive — — comitative — haittoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haittanne haittanne accusative nom. haittanne haittanne gen. haittanne genitive haittanne haittojenne haittainnerare partitive haittaanne haittojanne inessive haitassanne haitoissanne elative haitastanne haitoistanne illative haittaanne haittoihinne adessive haitallanne haitoillanne ablative haitaltanne haitoiltanne allative haitallenne haitoillenne essive haittananne haittoinanne translative haitaksenne haitoiksenne abessive haitattanne haitoittanne instructive — — comitative — haittoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haittansa haittansa accusative nom. haittansa haittansa gen. haittansa genitive haittansa haittojensa haittainsarare partitive haittaansa haittojaan haittojansa inessive haitassaan haitassansa haitoissaan haitoissansa elative haitastaan haitastansa haitoistaan haitoistansa illative haittaansa haittoihinsa adessive haitallaan haitallansa haitoillaan haitoillansa ablative haitaltaan haitaltansa haitoiltaan haitoiltansa allative haitalleen haitallensa haitoilleen haitoillensa essive haittanaan haittanansa haittoinaan haittoinansa translative haitakseen haitaksensa haitoikseen haitoiksensa abessive haitattaan haitattansa haitoittaan haitoittansa instructive — — comitative — haittoineen haittoinensa

Derived terms

• haitallinen
• haitata

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• haitat, hitaat, tahtia, thaita

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

haitta

1. to slur, to abuse

Inflection

Inflection of haitta (inflection type 13/maksta)
1st infinitive	haitta
present indic.	haitab
past indic.	haitoi
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	haitan	haitoin	—
2nd singular	haitad	haitoid	haita
3rd singular	haitab	haitoi	haitkaha
1st plural	haitam	haitoim	haitkam
2nd plural	haitat	haitoit	haitkat
3rd plural	haittas haitaba	haitoiba	haitkaha
sing. conneg.1	haita	haitand	haita
plur. conneg.	haitkoi	haitnugoi	haitkoi
	present conditional	past conditional	potential
1st singular	haitaižin	haitnuižin	haitnen
2nd singular	haitaižid	haitnuižid	haitned
3rd singular	haitaiži	haitnuiži	haitneb
1st plural	haitaižim	haitnuižim	haitnem
2nd plural	haitaižit	haitnuižit	haitnet
3rd plural	haitaižiba	haitnuižiba	haitneba
connegative	haitaiži	haitnuiži	haitne
non-finite forms
1st infinitive	haitta
2nd infinitive		3rd infinitive
inessive	haittes	inessive	haitmas
instructive	haitten	illative	haitmaha
participles		elative	haitmaspäi
present active	haitai	adessive	haitmal
past active	haitnu	abessive	haitmat
past passive	haittud
1 In imperative: used only in the second-person singular. The plural form is used with other persons.

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “хулить”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika