möllama
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], onomatopoeic. Cognate with Votic möllätä, Ingrian möllätä. Compare Finnish mellastaa and Karelian mellaistoa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmølːɑmɑ/, [ˈmølːɑmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ølːɑmɑ
- Hyphenation: möl‧la‧ma
Verb
möllama (da-infinitive möllata)
- (intransitive) to rage, storm, rampage, go crazy
- To move or act wildly and violently.
- Kamp kurjategijaid möllas ja vandaalitses vanalinnas.
- A gang of criminals were rampaging and vandalizing in the old town.
- (figurative) To frolic, have fun, romp, behave playfully.
- Lapsed möllavad batuudi peal.
- The children are frolicking on the trampoline.
- (figurative) To ravage, storm, have a devastating effect on something.
- Mujal maailmas möllavad taifuunid ja maavärinad.
- In other parts of the world, typhoons and earthquakes are ravaging.
- To move or act wildly and violently.
Conjugation
Inflection of möllama (ÕS type 29/hüppama, no gradation)
| indicative | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | möllan | ei mölla | 1st sing. | olen möllanud | ei ole möllanud pole möllanud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | möllad | 2nd sing. | oled möllanud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | möllab | 3rd sing. | on möllanud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | möllame | 1st plur. | oleme möllanud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | möllate | 2nd plur. | olete möllanud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | möllavad | 3rd plur. | on möllanud | ||||||
| passive | möllatakse | ei möllata | passive | on möllatud | ei ole möllatud pole möllatud | ||||
| past | pluperfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | möllasin | ei möllanud | 1st sing. | olin möllanud | ei olnud möllanud polnud möllanud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | möllasid | 2nd sing. | olid möllanud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | möllas | 3rd sing. | oli möllanud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | möllasime | 1st plur. | olime möllanud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | möllasite | 2nd plur. | olite möllanud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | möllasid | 3rd plur. | oli möllanud | ||||||
| passive | möllati | ei möllatud | passive | oli möllatud | ei olnud möllatud polnud möllatud | ||||
| conditional | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | möllaksin | ei möllaks | 1st sing. | möllanuksin oleksin möllanud | ei oleks möllanud poleks möllanud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | möllaksid | 2nd sing. | möllanuksid oleksid möllanud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | möllaks | 3rd sing. | möllanuks oleks möllanud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | möllaksime | 1st plur. | möllanuksime oleksime möllanud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | möllaksite | 2nd plur. | möllanuksite oleksite möllanud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | möllaksid | 3rd plur. | möllanuksid oleksid möllanud | ||||||
| passive | möllataks | ei möllataks | passive | möllatuks oleks möllatud | ei oleks möllatud poleks möllatud | ||||
| imperative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||
| 2nd sing. | mölla | ära mölla | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||
| 3rd sing. | möllaku | ärgu möllaku | 3rd sing. | olgu möllanud | ärgu olgu möllanud | ||||
| 1st plur. | möllakem | ärme möllame ärme mölla ärgem möllakem | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||
| 2nd plur. | möllake | ärge möllake | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||
| 3rd plur. | möllaku | ärgu möllaku | 3rd plur. | olgu möllanud | ärgu olgu möllanud | ||||
| passive | möllatagu | ärgu möllatagu | passive | olgu möllatud | ärgu olgu möllatud | ||||
| quotative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| voice | positive | negative | voice | positive | negative | ||||
| active | möllavat | ei möllavat | active | olevat möllanud | ei olevat möllanud polevat möllanud | ||||
| passive | möllatavat | ei möllatavat | passive | olevat möllatud | ei olevat möllatud polevat möllatud | ||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||
| ma-infinitive | active | passive | da-infinitive | present | past | ||||
| nominative | möllama | möllatama | nominative | möllata | olla möllanud | ||||
| inessive | möllamas | — | inessive | möllates | olles möllanud | ||||
| elative | möllamast | — | participle | active | passive | ||||
| translative | möllamaks | — | present | möllav | möllatav | ||||
| abessive | möllamata | — | past | möllanud | möllatud | ||||
Derived terms
- möll
- möllaja
- möllamine
References
- möllama in Sõnaveeb