Finnish

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Etymology

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kim- +‎ -altaa; the root is probably borrowed from Old Norse skimi or earlier. Cognates include English shimmer and Swedish skimra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkimɑltɑːˣ/, [ˈk̟imɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -imɑltɑː
  • Hyphenation(key): ki‧mal‧taa

Verb

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kimaltaa

  1. (intransitive) to glitter

Conjugation

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Inflection of kimaltaa (Kotus type 54*I/huutaa, lt-ll gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kimallan en kimalla 1st sing. olen kimaltanut en ole kimaltanut
2nd sing. kimallat et kimalla 2nd sing. olet kimaltanut et ole kimaltanut
3rd sing. kimaltaa ei kimalla 3rd sing. on kimaltanut ei ole kimaltanut
1st plur. kimallamme emme kimalla 1st plur. olemme kimaltaneet emme ole kimaltaneet
2nd plur. kimallatte ette kimalla 2nd plur. olette kimaltaneet ette ole kimaltaneet
3rd plur. kimaltavat eivät kimalla 3rd plur. ovat kimaltaneet eivät ole kimaltaneet
passive kimalletaan ei kimalleta passive on kimallettu ei ole kimallettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kimalsin en kimaltanut 1st sing. olin kimaltanut en ollut kimaltanut
2nd sing. kimalsit et kimaltanut 2nd sing. olit kimaltanut et ollut kimaltanut
3rd sing. kimalsi ei kimaltanut 3rd sing. oli kimaltanut ei ollut kimaltanut
1st plur. kimalsimme emme kimaltaneet 1st plur. olimme kimaltaneet emme olleet kimaltaneet
2nd plur. kimalsitte ette kimaltaneet 2nd plur. olitte kimaltaneet ette olleet kimaltaneet
3rd plur. kimalsivat eivät kimaltaneet 3rd plur. olivat kimaltaneet eivät olleet kimaltaneet
passive kimallettiin ei kimallettu passive oli kimallettu ei ollut kimallettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kimaltaisin en kimaltaisi 1st sing. olisin kimaltanut en olisi kimaltanut
2nd sing. kimaltaisit et kimaltaisi 2nd sing. olisit kimaltanut et olisi kimaltanut
3rd sing. kimaltaisi ei kimaltaisi 3rd sing. olisi kimaltanut ei olisi kimaltanut
1st plur. kimaltaisimme emme kimaltaisi 1st plur. olisimme kimaltaneet emme olisi kimaltaneet
2nd plur. kimaltaisitte ette kimaltaisi 2nd plur. olisitte kimaltaneet ette olisi kimaltaneet
3rd plur. kimaltaisivat eivät kimaltaisi 3rd plur. olisivat kimaltaneet eivät olisi kimaltaneet
passive kimallettaisiin ei kimallettaisi passive olisi kimallettu ei olisi kimallettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. kimalla älä kimalla 2nd sing.
3rd sing. kimaltakoon älköön kimaltako 3rd sing. olkoon kimaltanut älköön olko kimaltanut
1st plur. kimaltakaamme älkäämme kimaltako 1st plur.
2nd plur. kimaltakaa älkää kimaltako 2nd plur.
3rd plur. kimaltakoot älkööt kimaltako 3rd plur. olkoot kimaltaneet älkööt olko kimaltaneet
passive kimallettakoon älköön kimallettako passive olkoon kimallettu älköön olko kimallettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kimaltanen en kimaltane 1st sing. lienen kimaltanut en liene kimaltanut
2nd sing. kimaltanet et kimaltane 2nd sing. lienet kimaltanut et liene kimaltanut
3rd sing. kimaltanee ei kimaltane 3rd sing. lienee kimaltanut ei liene kimaltanut
1st plur. kimaltanemme emme kimaltane 1st plur. lienemme kimaltaneet emme liene kimaltaneet
2nd plur. kimaltanette ette kimaltane 2nd plur. lienette kimaltaneet ette liene kimaltaneet
3rd plur. kimaltanevat eivät kimaltane 3rd plur. lienevät kimaltaneet eivät liene kimaltaneet
passive kimallettaneen ei kimallettane passive lienee kimallettu ei liene kimallettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kimaltaa present kimaltava kimallettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kimaltaakseni kimaltaaksemme
2nd kimaltaaksesi kimaltaaksenne
3rd kimaltaakseen
kimaltaaksensa
past kimaltanut kimallettu
2nd inessive2 kimaltaessa kimallettaessa agent4 kimaltama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kimaltaessani kimaltaessamme
2nd kimaltaessasi kimaltaessanne
3rd kimaltaessaan
kimaltaessansa
negative kimaltamaton
instructive kimaltaen
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

* The third-person singular indicative form kimaltaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive kimaltamassa
elative kimaltamasta
illative kimaltamaan
adessive kimaltamalla
abessive kimaltamatta
instructive kimaltaman kimallettaman
4th3 verbal noun kimaltaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kimaltamaisillani kimaltamaisillamme
2nd kimaltamaisillasi kimaltamaisillanne
3rd kimaltamaisillaan
kimaltamaisillansa

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