kuhista

Finnish

Etymology 1

Probably from an onomatopoeic root; kuh- +‎ -ista. Alternatively a Baltic borrowing (compare Latvian kustēt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhistɑˣ/, [ˈkuɦis̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uhistɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧his‧ta

Verb

kuhista

1. (intransitive, of insects etc.) to bustle, teem

Conjugation

Inflection of kuhista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhisen	en kuhise	1st sing.	olen kuhissut	en ole kuhissut
2nd sing.		kuhiset	et kuhise	2nd sing.	olet kuhissut	et ole kuhissut
3rd sing.		kuhisee	ei kuhise	3rd sing.	on kuhissut	ei ole kuhissut
1st plur.		kuhisemme	emme kuhise	1st plur.	olemme kuhisseet	emme ole kuhisseet
2nd plur.		kuhisette	ette kuhise	2nd plur.	olette kuhisseet	ette ole kuhisseet
3rd plur.		kuhisevat	eivät kuhise	3rd plur.	ovat kuhisseet	eivät ole kuhisseet
passive		kuhistaan	ei kuhista	passive	on kuhistu	ei ole kuhistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhisin	en kuhissut	1st sing.	olin kuhissut	en ollut kuhissut
2nd sing.		kuhisit	et kuhissut	2nd sing.	olit kuhissut	et ollut kuhissut
3rd sing.		kuhisi	ei kuhissut	3rd sing.	oli kuhissut	ei ollut kuhissut
1st plur.		kuhisimme	emme kuhisseet	1st plur.	olimme kuhisseet	emme olleet kuhisseet
2nd plur.		kuhisitte	ette kuhisseet	2nd plur.	olitte kuhisseet	ette olleet kuhisseet
3rd plur.		kuhisivat	eivät kuhisseet	3rd plur.	olivat kuhisseet	eivät olleet kuhisseet
passive		kuhistiin	ei kuhistu	passive	oli kuhistu	ei ollut kuhistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhisisin	en kuhisisi	1st sing.	olisin kuhissut	en olisi kuhissut
2nd sing.		kuhisisit	et kuhisisi	2nd sing.	olisit kuhissut	et olisi kuhissut
3rd sing.		kuhisisi	ei kuhisisi	3rd sing.	olisi kuhissut	ei olisi kuhissut
1st plur.		kuhisisimme	emme kuhisisi	1st plur.	olisimme kuhisseet	emme olisi kuhisseet
2nd plur.		kuhisisitte	ette kuhisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kuhisseet	ette olisi kuhisseet
3rd plur.		kuhisisivat	eivät kuhisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kuhisseet	eivät olisi kuhisseet
passive		kuhistaisiin	ei kuhistaisi	passive	olisi kuhistu	ei olisi kuhistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kuhise	älä kuhise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kuhiskoon	älköön kuhisko	3rd sing.	olkoon kuhissut	älköön olko kuhissut
1st plur.		kuhiskaamme	älkäämme kuhisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kuhiskaa	älkää kuhisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kuhiskoot	älkööt kuhisko	3rd plur.	olkoot kuhisseet	älkööt olko kuhisseet
passive		kuhistakoon	älköön kuhistako	passive	olkoon kuhistu	älköön olko kuhistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kuhissen	en kuhisse	1st sing.	lienen kuhissut	en liene kuhissut
2nd sing.		kuhisset	et kuhisse	2nd sing.	lienet kuhissut	et liene kuhissut
3rd sing.		kuhissee	ei kuhisse	3rd sing.	lienee kuhissut	ei liene kuhissut
1st plur.		kuhissemme	emme kuhisse	1st plur.	lienemme kuhisseet	emme liene kuhisseet
2nd plur.		kuhissette	ette kuhisse	2nd plur.	lienette kuhisseet	ette liene kuhisseet
3rd plur.		kuhissevat	eivät kuhisse	3rd plur.	lienevät kuhisseet	eivät liene kuhisseet
passive		kuhistaneen	ei kuhistane	passive	lienee kuhistu	ei liene kuhistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kuhista		present	kuhiseva	kuhistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhistakseni kuhistaksemme 2nd kuhistaksesi kuhistaksenne 3rd kuhistakseen kuhistaksensa		past	kuhissut	kuhistu
2nd	inessive2	kuhistessa	kuhistaessa	agent4	kuhisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhistessani kuhistessamme 2nd kuhistessasi kuhistessanne 3rd kuhistessaan kuhistessansa		negative	kuhisematon
	instructive	kuhisten	—	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.
3rd	inessive	kuhisemassa	—
	elative	kuhisemasta	—
	illative	kuhisemaan	—
	adessive	kuhisemalla	—
	abessive	kuhisematta	—
	instructive	kuhiseman	kuhistaman
4th3	verbal noun	kuhiseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kuhisemaisillani kuhisemaisillamme 2nd kuhisemaisillasi kuhisemaisillanne 3rd kuhisemaisillaan kuhisemaisillansa

Further reading

• “kuhista”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuhistɑ/, [ˈkuɦis̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uhistɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧his‧ta

Noun

kuhista

1. elative plural of kuha

Anagrams

• hatuksi