virpoa
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A child disguised as Easter witch, with decorated willow twigs in her right hand and a basket for collecting candy in the left.
Finnish
Etymology
virpa + -oa. Compare Karelian virpuo.
Pronunciation
Verb
virpoa
- (folk tradition) to wish another person health and happiness on Palm Sunday by tapping them lightly with a willow twig and chanting a rhyme
- (currently) to perform a similar act from door to door in a witch costume; done by children in quest for candy
Conjugation
| Inflection of virpoa (Kotus type 52*E/sanoa, p-v gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | virvon | en virvo | 1st sing. | olen virponut | en ole virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | virvot | et virvo | 2nd sing. | olet virponut | et ole virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | virpoo | ei virvo | 3rd sing. | on virponut | ei ole virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | virvomme | emme virvo | 1st plur. | olemme virponeet | emme ole virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | virvotte | ette virvo | 2nd plur. | olette virponeet | ette ole virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | virpovat | eivät virvo | 3rd plur. | ovat virponeet | eivät ole virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | virvotaan | ei virvota | passive | on virvottu | ei ole virvottu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | virvoin | en virponut | 1st sing. | olin virponut | en ollut virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | virvoit | et virponut | 2nd sing. | olit virponut | et ollut virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | virpoi | ei virponut | 3rd sing. | oli virponut | ei ollut virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | virvoimme | emme virponeet | 1st plur. | olimme virponeet | emme olleet virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | virvoitte | ette virponeet | 2nd plur. | olitte virponeet | ette olleet virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | virpoivat | eivät virponeet | 3rd plur. | olivat virponeet | eivät olleet virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | virvottiin | ei virvottu | passive | oli virvottu | ei ollut virvottu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | virpoisin | en virpoisi | 1st sing. | olisin virponut | en olisi virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | virpoisit | et virpoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit virponut | et olisi virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | virpoisi | ei virpoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi virponut | ei olisi virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | virpoisimme | emme virpoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme virponeet | emme olisi virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | virpoisitte | ette virpoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte virponeet | ette olisi virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | virpoisivat | eivät virpoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat virponeet | eivät olisi virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | virvottaisiin | ei virvottaisi | passive | olisi virvottu | ei olisi virvottu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | virvo | älä virvo | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | virpokoon | älköön virpoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon virponut | älköön olko virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | virpokaamme | älkäämme virpoko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | virpokaa | älkää virpoko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | virpokoot | älkööt virpoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot virponeet | älkööt olko virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | virvottakoon | älköön virvottako | passive | olkoon virvottu | älköön olko virvottu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | virponen | en virpone | 1st sing. | lienen virponut | en liene virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | virponet | et virpone | 2nd sing. | lienet virponut | et liene virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | virponee | ei virpone | 3rd sing. | lienee virponut | ei liene virponut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | virponemme | emme virpone | 1st plur. | lienemme virponeet | emme liene virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | virponette | ette virpone | 2nd plur. | lienette virponeet | ette liene virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | virponevat | eivät virpone | 3rd plur. | lienevät virponeet | eivät liene virponeet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | virvottaneen | ei virvottane | passive | lienee virvottu | ei liene virvottu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | virpoa | present | virpova | virvottava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | virponut | virvottu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | virpoessa | virvottaessa | agent4 | virpoma | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | virpomaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | virpoen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | virpomassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | virpomasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | virpomaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | virpomalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | virpomatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | virpoman | virvottaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | virpominen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
compounds
See also
Further reading
- “virpoa”, 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 2023-07-04