kutiaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuti-, which is of sound-symbolic origin. Possibly also related to Lithuanian kuténti (to tickle, titillate); the words may both be separately sound-symbolic or, alternatively, one might be borrowed from the other. Compare also Erzya кутямс (kuťams, to tickle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkutiɑːˣ/,
  • Rhymes: -utiɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ti‧aa
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧ti‧aa

Verb

kutiaa (defective, intransitive)

  1. to tickle (feel like being tickled)
    Nenäni kutiaa.
    My nose tickles.
  2. to itch (feel itchy)
  3. to be ticklish
    Jalkani kutiavat, mutta kämmeneni eivät.
    My feet are ticklish, but my palms are not.

Conjugation

This verb has no consonant stem and therefore no first infinitive, so the lemma is the indicative third-person singular form. Forms requiring a consonant stem are substituted with ones of the synonymous verb kutista. Thus, the conjugation type selvitä is only valid for vowel-stem forms, while for consonant-stem forms, the type is rohkaista (marked in italic).

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References

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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