ailahdella
Finnish
(index ai)
Etymology
From ailahtaa + -ella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯lɑhdelːɑˣ/, [ˈɑi̯lɑxde̞lːɑ(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: ai‧lah‧del‧la
Verb
ailahdella
- (intransitive, physically) To shift, move about, rise and fall, come and go, rock from side to side.
- (intransitive, of a person) To waver, vacillate, have mood shifts, (of somebody’s mood, emotions and opinions) to change unpredictably, suddenly or rapidly (in a continuous manner).
Usage notes
- When expressing rapid mood changes, the frequentative derivative ailahdella is used much more often than its origin ailahtaa.
Conjugation
| Inflection of ailahdella (Kotus type 67/tulla, t-d gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ailahtelen | en ailahtele | 1st sing. | olen ailahdellut | en ole ailahdellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ailahtelet | et ailahtele | 2nd sing. | olet ailahdellut | et ole ailahdellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ailahtelee | ei ailahtele | 3rd sing. | on ailahdellut | ei ole ailahdellut | |
| 1st plur. | ailahtelemme | emme ailahtele | 1st plur. | olemme ailahdelleet | emme ole ailahdelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ailahtelette | ette ailahtele | 2nd plur. | olette ailahdelleet | ette ole ailahdelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ailahtelevat | eivät ailahtele | 3rd plur. | ovat ailahdelleet | eivät ole ailahdelleet | |
| passive | ailahdellaan | ei ailahdella | passive | on ailahdeltu | ei ole ailahdeltu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ailahtelin | en ailahdellut | 1st sing. | olin ailahdellut | en ollut ailahdellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ailahtelit | et ailahdellut | 2nd sing. | olit ailahdellut | et ollut ailahdellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ailahteli | ei ailahdellut | 3rd sing. | oli ailahdellut | ei ollut ailahdellut | |
| 1st plur. | ailahtelimme | emme ailahdelleet | 1st plur. | olimme ailahdelleet | emme olleet ailahdelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ailahtelitte | ette ailahdelleet | 2nd plur. | olitte ailahdelleet | ette olleet ailahdelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ailahtelivat | eivät ailahdelleet | 3rd plur. | olivat ailahdelleet | eivät olleet ailahdelleet | |
| passive | ailahdeltiin | ei ailahdeltu | passive | oli ailahdeltu | ei ollut ailahdeltu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ailahtelisin | en ailahtelisi | 1st sing. | olisin ailahdellut | en olisi ailahdellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ailahtelisit | et ailahtelisi | 2nd sing. | olisit ailahdellut | et olisi ailahdellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ailahtelisi | ei ailahtelisi | 3rd sing. | olisi ailahdellut | ei olisi ailahdellut | |
| 1st plur. | ailahtelisimme | emme ailahtelisi | 1st plur. | olisimme ailahdelleet | emme olisi ailahdelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ailahtelisitte | ette ailahtelisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte ailahdelleet | ette olisi ailahdelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ailahtelisivat | eivät ailahtelisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat ailahdelleet | eivät olisi ailahdelleet | |
| passive | ailahdeltaisiin | ei ailahdeltaisi | passive | olisi ailahdeltu | ei olisi ailahdeltu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | ailahtele | älä ailahtele | 2nd sing. | ole ailahdellut | älä ole ailahdellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ailahdelkoon | älköön ailahdelko | 3rd sing. | olkoon ailahdellut | älköön olko ailahdellut | |
| 1st plur. | ailahdelkaamme | älkäämme ailahdelko | 1st plur. | olkaamme ailahdelleet | älkäämme olko ailahdelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ailahdelkaa | älkää ailahdelko | 2nd plur. | olkaa ailahdelleet | älkää olko ailahdelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ailahdelkoot | älkööt ailahdelko | 3rd plur. | olkoot ailahdelleet | älkööt olko ailahdelleet | |
| passive | ailahdeltakoon | älköön ailahdeltako | passive | olkoon ailahdeltu | älköön olko ailahdeltu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | ailahdellen | en ailahdelle | 1st sing. | lienen ailahdellut | en liene ailahdellut | |
| 2nd sing. | ailahdellet | et ailahdelle | 2nd sing. | lienet ailahdellut | et liene ailahdellut | |
| 3rd sing. | ailahdellee | ei ailahdelle | 3rd sing. | lienee ailahdellut | ei liene ailahdellut | |
| 1st plur. | ailahdellemme | emme ailahdelle | 1st plur. | lienemme ailahdelleet | emme liene ailahdelleet | |
| 2nd plur. | ailahdellette | ette ailahdelle | 2nd plur. | lienette ailahdelleet | ette liene ailahdelleet | |
| 3rd plur. | ailahdellevat | eivät ailahdelle | 3rd plur. | lienevät ailahdelleet | eivät liene ailahdelleet | |
| passive | ailahdeltaneen | ei ailahdeltane | passive | lienee ailahdeltu | ei liene ailahdeltu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | ailahdella | present | ailahteleva | ailahdeltava | ||
| long 1st2 | ailahdellakseen | past | ailahdellut | ailahdeltu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | ailahdellessa | ailahdeltaessa | agent1, 3 | ailahtelema | |
| instructive | ailahdellen | — | negative | ailahtelematon | ||
| 3rd | inessive | ailahtelemassa | — | 1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. | ||
| elative | ailahtelemasta | — | ||||
| illative | ailahtelemaan | — | ||||
| adessive | ailahtelemalla | — | ||||
| abessive | ailahtelematta | — | ||||
| instructive | ailahteleman | ailahdeltaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | ailahteleminen | ||||
| partitive | ailahtelemista | |||||
| 5th2 | ailahtelemaisillaan | |||||
Synonyms
- (to shift, move about, rise and fall, come and go, rock from side to side) vaihdella, häilyä, muuttua yllättäen
- (of sb's mood, emotions; to change suddenly or rapidly) ailahtaa
Derived terms
- adjectives: ailahteleva, ailahtelevainen
- nouns: ailahtelu