niuhottaa

Finnish

Etymology

niuho +‎ -ttaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯hotːɑːˣ/, [ˈniu̯ɦo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -iuhotːɑː
• Hyphenation^(key): niu‧hot‧taa

Verb

niuhottaa

1. (intransitive) to complain pedantically [with elative ‘about’] (about something that is insignificant according to the speaker); to complain about fine points that are not really important

Conjugation

Inflection of niuhottaa (Kotus type 53*C/muistaa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		niuhotan	en niuhota	1st sing.	olen niuhottanut	en ole niuhottanut
2nd sing.		niuhotat	et niuhota	2nd sing.	olet niuhottanut	et ole niuhottanut
3rd sing.		niuhottaa	ei niuhota	3rd sing.	on niuhottanut	ei ole niuhottanut
1st plur.		niuhotamme	emme niuhota	1st plur.	olemme niuhottaneet	emme ole niuhottaneet
2nd plur.		niuhotatte	ette niuhota	2nd plur.	olette niuhottaneet	ette ole niuhottaneet
3rd plur.		niuhottavat	eivät niuhota	3rd plur.	ovat niuhottaneet	eivät ole niuhottaneet
passive		niuhotetaan	ei niuhoteta	passive	on niuhotettu	ei ole niuhotettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		niuhotin	en niuhottanut	1st sing.	olin niuhottanut	en ollut niuhottanut
2nd sing.		niuhotit	et niuhottanut	2nd sing.	olit niuhottanut	et ollut niuhottanut
3rd sing.		niuhotti	ei niuhottanut	3rd sing.	oli niuhottanut	ei ollut niuhottanut
1st plur.		niuhotimme	emme niuhottaneet	1st plur.	olimme niuhottaneet	emme olleet niuhottaneet
2nd plur.		niuhotitte	ette niuhottaneet	2nd plur.	olitte niuhottaneet	ette olleet niuhottaneet
3rd plur.		niuhottivat	eivät niuhottaneet	3rd plur.	olivat niuhottaneet	eivät olleet niuhottaneet
passive		niuhotettiin	ei niuhotettu	passive	oli niuhotettu	ei ollut niuhotettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		niuhottaisin	en niuhottaisi	1st sing.	olisin niuhottanut	en olisi niuhottanut
2nd sing.		niuhottaisit	et niuhottaisi	2nd sing.	olisit niuhottanut	et olisi niuhottanut
3rd sing.		niuhottaisi	ei niuhottaisi	3rd sing.	olisi niuhottanut	ei olisi niuhottanut
1st plur.		niuhottaisimme	emme niuhottaisi	1st plur.	olisimme niuhottaneet	emme olisi niuhottaneet
2nd plur.		niuhottaisitte	ette niuhottaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte niuhottaneet	ette olisi niuhottaneet
3rd plur.		niuhottaisivat	eivät niuhottaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat niuhottaneet	eivät olisi niuhottaneet
passive		niuhotettaisiin	ei niuhotettaisi	passive	olisi niuhotettu	ei olisi niuhotettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		niuhota	älä niuhota	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		niuhottakoon	älköön niuhottako	3rd sing.	olkoon niuhottanut	älköön olko niuhottanut
1st plur.		niuhottakaamme	älkäämme niuhottako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		niuhottakaa	älkää niuhottako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		niuhottakoot	älkööt niuhottako	3rd plur.	olkoot niuhottaneet	älkööt olko niuhottaneet
passive		niuhotettakoon	älköön niuhotettako	passive	olkoon niuhotettu	älköön olko niuhotettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		niuhottanen	en niuhottane	1st sing.	lienen niuhottanut	en liene niuhottanut
2nd sing.		niuhottanet	et niuhottane	2nd sing.	lienet niuhottanut	et liene niuhottanut
3rd sing.		niuhottanee	ei niuhottane	3rd sing.	lienee niuhottanut	ei liene niuhottanut
1st plur.		niuhottanemme	emme niuhottane	1st plur.	lienemme niuhottaneet	emme liene niuhottaneet
2nd plur.		niuhottanette	ette niuhottane	2nd plur.	lienette niuhottaneet	ette liene niuhottaneet
3rd plur.		niuhottanevat	eivät niuhottane	3rd plur.	lienevät niuhottaneet	eivät liene niuhottaneet
passive		niuhotettaneen	ei niuhotettane	passive	lienee niuhotettu	ei liene niuhotettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		niuhottaa		present	niuhottava	niuhotettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st niuhottaakseni niuhottaaksemme 2nd niuhottaaksesi niuhottaaksenne 3rd niuhottaakseen niuhottaaksensa		past	niuhottanut	niuhotettu
2nd	inessive2	niuhottaessa	niuhotettaessa	agent4	niuhottama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st niuhottaessani niuhottaessamme 2nd niuhottaessasi niuhottaessanne 3rd niuhottaessaan niuhottaessansa		negative	niuhottamaton
	instructive	niuhottaen	—	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 niuhottaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	niuhottamassa	—
	elative	niuhottamasta	—
	illative	niuhottamaan	—
	adessive	niuhottamalla	—
	abessive	niuhottamatta	—
	instructive	niuhottaman	niuhotettaman
4th3	verbal noun	niuhottaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st niuhottamaisillani niuhottamaisillamme 2nd niuhottamaisillasi niuhottamaisillanne 3rd niuhottamaisillaan niuhottamaisillansa

Derived terms

• niuhottaja
• niuhotus

 

Further reading

• “niuhottaa”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• uittohaan, unhoittaa