laueta
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *laugët'ak (compare Ingrian lauvveta (“to break apart”) and dialectal Estonian laugema (“to break (of ice), thaw”)), equivalent to laukea + -ta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.etɑˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯.e̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑuetɑ
- Syllabification(key): lau‧e‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): laue‧ta
Verb
laueta (intransitive)
- to (suddenly) open up wide, to burst open; be released, come off (suddenly come free from tension, a constriction, etc.)
- (figuratively) to relax, be defused (of a tense situation)
- to go off (explosion, gun, trap etc.)
- (colloquial) to ejaculate, to come
Conjugation
| Inflection of laueta (Kotus type 74*D/katketa, k-∅ gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | laukean | en laukea | 1st sing. | olen lauennut | en ole lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | laukeat | et laukea | 2nd sing. | olet lauennut | et ole lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | laukeaa | ei laukea | 3rd sing. | on lauennut | ei ole lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | laukeamme | emme laukea | 1st plur. | olemme lauenneet | emme ole lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | laukeatte | ette laukea | 2nd plur. | olette lauenneet | ette ole lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | laukeavat | eivät laukea | 3rd plur. | ovat lauenneet | eivät ole lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | lauetaan | ei laueta | passive | on lauettu | ei ole lauettu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | laukesin | en lauennut | 1st sing. | olin lauennut | en ollut lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | laukesit | et lauennut | 2nd sing. | olit lauennut | et ollut lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | laukesi | ei lauennut | 3rd sing. | oli lauennut | ei ollut lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | laukesimme | emme lauenneet | 1st plur. | olimme lauenneet | emme olleet lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | laukesitte | ette lauenneet | 2nd plur. | olitte lauenneet | ette olleet lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | laukesivat | eivät lauenneet | 3rd plur. | olivat lauenneet | eivät olleet lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | lauettiin | ei lauettu | passive | oli lauettu | ei ollut lauettu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | laukeaisin laukeisin |
en laukeaisi en laukeisi |
1st sing. | olisin lauennut | en olisi lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | laukeaisit laukeisit |
et laukeaisi et laukeisi |
2nd sing. | olisit lauennut | et olisi lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | laukeaisi laukeisi |
ei laukeaisi ei laukeisi |
3rd sing. | olisi lauennut | ei olisi lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | laukeaisimme laukeisimme |
emme laukeaisi emme laukeisi |
1st plur. | olisimme lauenneet | emme olisi lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | laukeaisitte laukeisitte |
ette laukeaisi ette laukeisi |
2nd plur. | olisitte lauenneet | ette olisi lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | laukeaisivat laukeisivat |
eivät laukeaisi eivät laukeisi |
3rd plur. | olisivat lauenneet | eivät olisi lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | lauettaisiin | ei lauettaisi | passive | olisi lauettu | ei olisi lauettu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | laukea | älä laukea | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | lauetkoon | älköön lauetko | 3rd sing. | olkoon lauennut | älköön olko lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | lauetkaamme | älkäämme lauetko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | lauetkaa | älkää lauetko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | lauetkoot | älkööt lauetko | 3rd plur. | olkoot lauenneet | älkööt olko lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | lauettakoon | älköön lauettako | passive | olkoon lauettu | älköön olko lauettu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | lauennen | en lauenne | 1st sing. | lienen lauennut | en liene lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | lauennet | et lauenne | 2nd sing. | lienet lauennut | et liene lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | lauennee | ei lauenne | 3rd sing. | lienee lauennut | ei liene lauennut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | lauennemme | emme lauenne | 1st plur. | lienemme lauenneet | emme liene lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | lauennette | ette lauenne | 2nd plur. | lienette lauenneet | ette liene lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | lauennevat | eivät lauenne | 3rd plur. | lienevät lauenneet | eivät liene lauenneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | lauettaneen | ei lauettane | passive | lienee lauettu | ei liene lauettu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | laueta | present | laukeava | lauettava | |||||||||||||||||
| long 1st1 |
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past | lauennut | lauettu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | lauetessa | lauettaessa | agent4 | laukeama | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | laukeamaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | laueten | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | laukeamassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | laukeamasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | laukeamaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | laukeamalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | laukeamatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | laukeaman | lauettaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | laukeaminen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “laueta”, 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 2 July 2023