lirkutella

Finnish

Etymology

lirkuttaa +‎ -ella

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlirkutelːɑˣ/, [ˈlirkuˌt̪e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lir‧ku‧tel‧la

Verb

lirkutella (colloquial)

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to suck up (to), to flirt

Conjugation

Inflection of lirkutella (Kotus type 67*C/tulla, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lirkuttelen	en lirkuttele	1st sing.	olen lirkutellut	en ole lirkutellut
2nd sing.		lirkuttelet	et lirkuttele	2nd sing.	olet lirkutellut	et ole lirkutellut
3rd sing.		lirkuttelee	ei lirkuttele	3rd sing.	on lirkutellut	ei ole lirkutellut
1st plur.		lirkuttelemme	emme lirkuttele	1st plur.	olemme lirkutelleet	emme ole lirkutelleet
2nd plur.		lirkuttelette	ette lirkuttele	2nd plur.	olette lirkutelleet	ette ole lirkutelleet
3rd plur.		lirkuttelevat	eivät lirkuttele	3rd plur.	ovat lirkutelleet	eivät ole lirkutelleet
passive		lirkutellaan	ei lirkutella	passive	on lirkuteltu	ei ole lirkuteltu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lirkuttelin	en lirkutellut	1st sing.	olin lirkutellut	en ollut lirkutellut
2nd sing.		lirkuttelit	et lirkutellut	2nd sing.	olit lirkutellut	et ollut lirkutellut
3rd sing.		lirkutteli	ei lirkutellut	3rd sing.	oli lirkutellut	ei ollut lirkutellut
1st plur.		lirkuttelimme	emme lirkutelleet	1st plur.	olimme lirkutelleet	emme olleet lirkutelleet
2nd plur.		lirkuttelitte	ette lirkutelleet	2nd plur.	olitte lirkutelleet	ette olleet lirkutelleet
3rd plur.		lirkuttelivat	eivät lirkutelleet	3rd plur.	olivat lirkutelleet	eivät olleet lirkutelleet
passive		lirkuteltiin	ei lirkuteltu	passive	oli lirkuteltu	ei ollut lirkuteltu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lirkuttelisin	en lirkuttelisi	1st sing.	olisin lirkutellut	en olisi lirkutellut
2nd sing.		lirkuttelisit	et lirkuttelisi	2nd sing.	olisit lirkutellut	et olisi lirkutellut
3rd sing.		lirkuttelisi	ei lirkuttelisi	3rd sing.	olisi lirkutellut	ei olisi lirkutellut
1st plur.		lirkuttelisimme	emme lirkuttelisi	1st plur.	olisimme lirkutelleet	emme olisi lirkutelleet
2nd plur.		lirkuttelisitte	ette lirkuttelisi	2nd plur.	olisitte lirkutelleet	ette olisi lirkutelleet
3rd plur.		lirkuttelisivat	eivät lirkuttelisi	3rd plur.	olisivat lirkutelleet	eivät olisi lirkutelleet
passive		lirkuteltaisiin	ei lirkuteltaisi	passive	olisi lirkuteltu	ei olisi lirkuteltu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		lirkuttele	älä lirkuttele	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		lirkutelkoon	älköön lirkutelko	3rd sing.	olkoon lirkutellut	älköön olko lirkutellut
1st plur.		lirkutelkaamme	älkäämme lirkutelko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		lirkutelkaa	älkää lirkutelko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		lirkutelkoot	älkööt lirkutelko	3rd plur.	olkoot lirkutelleet	älkööt olko lirkutelleet
passive		lirkuteltakoon	älköön lirkuteltako	passive	olkoon lirkuteltu	älköön olko lirkuteltu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		lirkutellen	en lirkutelle	1st sing.	lienen lirkutellut	en liene lirkutellut
2nd sing.		lirkutellet	et lirkutelle	2nd sing.	lienet lirkutellut	et liene lirkutellut
3rd sing.		lirkutellee	ei lirkutelle	3rd sing.	lienee lirkutellut	ei liene lirkutellut
1st plur.		lirkutellemme	emme lirkutelle	1st plur.	lienemme lirkutelleet	emme liene lirkutelleet
2nd plur.		lirkutellette	ette lirkutelle	2nd plur.	lienette lirkutelleet	ette liene lirkutelleet
3rd plur.		lirkutellevat	eivät lirkutelle	3rd plur.	lienevät lirkutelleet	eivät liene lirkutelleet
passive		lirkuteltaneen	ei lirkuteltane	passive	lienee lirkuteltu	ei liene lirkuteltu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		lirkutella		present	lirkutteleva	lirkuteltava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lirkutellakseni lirkutellaksemme 2nd lirkutellaksesi lirkutellaksenne 3rd lirkutellakseen lirkutellaksensa		past	lirkutellut	lirkuteltu
2nd	inessive2	lirkutellessa	lirkuteltaessa	agent4	lirkuttelema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lirkutellessani lirkutellessamme 2nd lirkutellessasi lirkutellessanne 3rd lirkutellessaan lirkutellessansa		negative	lirkuttelematon
	instructive	lirkutellen	—	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	lirkuttelemassa	—
	elative	lirkuttelemasta	—
	illative	lirkuttelemaan	—
	adessive	lirkuttelemalla	—
	abessive	lirkuttelematta	—
	instructive	lirkutteleman	lirkuteltaman
4th3	verbal noun	lirkutteleminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st lirkuttelemaisillani lirkuttelemaisillamme 2nd lirkuttelemaisillasi lirkuttelemaisillanne 3rd lirkuttelemaisillaan lirkuttelemaisillansa

Derived terms

• lirkuttelu

 

Further reading

• “lirkutella”, 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