vaania

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finnic *vaanidak, probably borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną, or alternatively possibly cognate with Erzya and Moksha ваномс (vanoms, “to look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑːniɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːniɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vaa‧ni‧a

Verb

vaania

1. (transitive, usually atelic) To stalk, lurk, prowl.

Conjugation

Inflection of vaania (Kotus type 61/sallia, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vaanin	en vaani	1st sing.	olen vaaninut	en ole vaaninut
2nd sing.		vaanit	et vaani	2nd sing.	olet vaaninut	et ole vaaninut
3rd sing.		vaanii	ei vaani	3rd sing.	on vaaninut	ei ole vaaninut
1st plur.		vaanimme	emme vaani	1st plur.	olemme vaanineet	emme ole vaanineet
2nd plur.		vaanitte	ette vaani	2nd plur.	olette vaanineet	ette ole vaanineet
3rd plur.		vaanivat	eivät vaani	3rd plur.	ovat vaanineet	eivät ole vaanineet
passive		vaanitaan	ei vaanita	passive	on vaanittu	ei ole vaanittu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vaanin	en vaaninut	1st sing.	olin vaaninut	en ollut vaaninut
2nd sing.		vaanit	et vaaninut	2nd sing.	olit vaaninut	et ollut vaaninut
3rd sing.		vaani	ei vaaninut	3rd sing.	oli vaaninut	ei ollut vaaninut
1st plur.		vaanimme	emme vaanineet	1st plur.	olimme vaanineet	emme olleet vaanineet
2nd plur.		vaanitte	ette vaanineet	2nd plur.	olitte vaanineet	ette olleet vaanineet
3rd plur.		vaanivat	eivät vaanineet	3rd plur.	olivat vaanineet	eivät olleet vaanineet
passive		vaanittiin	ei vaanittu	passive	oli vaanittu	ei ollut vaanittu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vaanisin	en vaanisi	1st sing.	olisin vaaninut	en olisi vaaninut
2nd sing.		vaanisit	et vaanisi	2nd sing.	olisit vaaninut	et olisi vaaninut
3rd sing.		vaanisi	ei vaanisi	3rd sing.	olisi vaaninut	ei olisi vaaninut
1st plur.		vaanisimme	emme vaanisi	1st plur.	olisimme vaanineet	emme olisi vaanineet
2nd plur.		vaanisitte	ette vaanisi	2nd plur.	olisitte vaanineet	ette olisi vaanineet
3rd plur.		vaanisivat	eivät vaanisi	3rd plur.	olisivat vaanineet	eivät olisi vaanineet
passive		vaanittaisiin	ei vaanittaisi	passive	olisi vaanittu	ei olisi vaanittu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		vaani	älä vaani	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		vaanikoon	älköön vaaniko	3rd sing.	olkoon vaaninut	älköön olko vaaninut
1st plur.		vaanikaamme	älkäämme vaaniko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		vaanikaa	älkää vaaniko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		vaanikoot	älkööt vaaniko	3rd plur.	olkoot vaanineet	älkööt olko vaanineet
passive		vaanittakoon	älköön vaanittako	passive	olkoon vaanittu	älköön olko vaanittu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vaaninen	en vaanine	1st sing.	lienen vaaninut	en liene vaaninut
2nd sing.		vaaninet	et vaanine	2nd sing.	lienet vaaninut	et liene vaaninut
3rd sing.		vaaninee	ei vaanine	3rd sing.	lienee vaaninut	ei liene vaaninut
1st plur.		vaaninemme	emme vaanine	1st plur.	lienemme vaanineet	emme liene vaanineet
2nd plur.		vaaninette	ette vaanine	2nd plur.	lienette vaanineet	ette liene vaanineet
3rd plur.		vaaninevat	eivät vaanine	3rd plur.	lienevät vaanineet	eivät liene vaanineet
passive		vaanittaneen	ei vaanittane	passive	lienee vaanittu	ei liene vaanittu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		vaania		present	vaaniva	vaanittava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vaaniakseni vaaniaksemme 2nd vaaniaksesi vaaniaksenne 3rd vaaniakseen vaaniaksensa		past	vaaninut	vaanittu
2nd	inessive2	vaaniessa	vaanittaessa	agent4	vaanima
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vaaniessani vaaniessamme 2nd vaaniessasi vaaniessanne 3rd vaaniessaan vaaniessansa		negative	vaanimaton
	instructive	vaanien	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	vaanimassa	—
	elative	vaanimasta	—
	illative	vaanimaan	—
	adessive	vaanimalla	—
	abessive	vaanimatta	—
	instructive	vaaniman	vaanittaman
4th3	verbal noun	vaaniminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vaanimaisillani vaanimaisillamme 2nd vaanimaisillasi vaanimaisillanne 3rd vaanimaisillaan vaanimaisillansa

Derived terms

• vaanija
• vaaninta

 

Further reading

• “vaania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Anagrams

• vainaa