kutsua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuccudak, from earlier *kućću-; akin to the Samic verb reflected in e.g. Northern Sami goččut. Contains the reflexive suffix -u-. The root is probably borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian kviesti (“to call, to sue, to ask”), from earlier *kvaitja-). Alternatively, it may be of Germanic origin (compare Old Norse kveðja (“to greet, to call upon, to demand”)). Uralic inheritance has also been suggested, in light of Eastern Khanty (kut́-), Northern Khanty (χuś-, “to teach, to tempt”) (suggesting a Proto-Uralic verb *kuććɜ-), for which an alternative etymology is however known as well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutsuɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -utsuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kut‧su‧a

Verb

kutsua

1. (transitive) to invite (to/for = allative/illative, to do = illative of the third infinitive)

   Kutsuin isän päivälliselle.

   I invited my father for dinner.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to beckon, call, call for summon (to shout out in order to summon)

   Nojauduin ulos takaovesta ja kutsuin Lucya.

   I leant out of the back door and called for Lucy.

   Olkaa hyvä ja istuutukaa. Teitä kutsutaan sukunimellä.

   Please have a seat. You will be called by the surname.

3. (transitive, usually atelic) to call, name, dub, go by (+ translative)

   Synonym: sanoa

   Hänen alaisensa kutsuvat häntä epäkunnioittavasti vänrikki Nappulaksi.

   His subordinates disrespectfully call him lieutenant Fuzz.

   Hän kutsui minua Pertiksi, mutta en antanut sen haitata.

   He called me Pertti, but I did not let it bother me.

   Hänen koko nimensä on Ernest Tinkleton, mutta häntä kutsutaan Ernieksi.

   His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.

4. (transitive) to call up (to select e.g. to a sports squad)
5. (transitive) to muster, call out (to collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group; enroll into service, to order into service)

   kutsua koolle ― to muster

   kutsua kokoon ― to muster

   Kuvernööri kutsui kansalliskaartin palvelukseen.

   The Governor called out the National Guard.

6. (transitive) to hail, call out (to voice loudly in order to gain the attention of)

   kutsua taksi ― to hail a taxi / to call out a taxi

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “kutsua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kastuu, kautsu, kuusta

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kuccudak. Cognates include Finnish kutsua and Estonian kutsuda.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡suɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡suɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ut͡soː, -ut͡suɑ
• Hyphenation: kut‧su‧a

Verb

kutsua

1. (transitive) to invite

   Minnua ei kutsuttu praaznikkaa. ― I wasn't invited to the party.

2. (ditransitive, + translative) to call; name

   Hää kutsui tämän elokkaan koiraks. ― He called this animal a dog.

   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Osa iƶoroist veel nytkii kutsuu itsiätä karjalaisiks.

     Some Ingrians even now still call themselves Karelians.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to invite): paijata
• (to call): sannoa

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡suɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡suɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ut͡soː, -ut͡suɑ
• Hyphenation: kut‧su‧a

Noun

kutsua

1. partitive singular of kutsu

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 224