kumista

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumistɑˣ/, [ˈkumis̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -umistɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧mis‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kumistak, from an Onomatopoeic root +‎ -ista; compare kumajaa, kumea.

Verb

kumista

1. (intransitive) to peal, boom (to emit a loud, somewhat hollow sound, or a succession of such sounds, as of a low-pitched bell, thunder or cannon from a distance)
2. (intransitive) to toll (to make the sound of a low-pitched bell)

Usage notes

The sound of a high-pitched bell is usually described with the verb soida or kilistä.

Conjugation

Inflection of kumista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumisen	en kumise	1st sing.	olen kumissut	en ole kumissut
2nd sing.		kumiset	et kumise	2nd sing.	olet kumissut	et ole kumissut
3rd sing.		kumisee	ei kumise	3rd sing.	on kumissut	ei ole kumissut
1st plur.		kumisemme	emme kumise	1st plur.	olemme kumisseet	emme ole kumisseet
2nd plur.		kumisette	ette kumise	2nd plur.	olette kumisseet	ette ole kumisseet
3rd plur.		kumisevat	eivät kumise	3rd plur.	ovat kumisseet	eivät ole kumisseet
passive		kumistaan	ei kumista	passive	on kumistu	ei ole kumistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumisin	en kumissut	1st sing.	olin kumissut	en ollut kumissut
2nd sing.		kumisit	et kumissut	2nd sing.	olit kumissut	et ollut kumissut
3rd sing.		kumisi	ei kumissut	3rd sing.	oli kumissut	ei ollut kumissut
1st plur.		kumisimme	emme kumisseet	1st plur.	olimme kumisseet	emme olleet kumisseet
2nd plur.		kumisitte	ette kumisseet	2nd plur.	olitte kumisseet	ette olleet kumisseet
3rd plur.		kumisivat	eivät kumisseet	3rd plur.	olivat kumisseet	eivät olleet kumisseet
passive		kumistiin	ei kumistu	passive	oli kumistu	ei ollut kumistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumisisin	en kumisisi	1st sing.	olisin kumissut	en olisi kumissut
2nd sing.		kumisisit	et kumisisi	2nd sing.	olisit kumissut	et olisi kumissut
3rd sing.		kumisisi	ei kumisisi	3rd sing.	olisi kumissut	ei olisi kumissut
1st plur.		kumisisimme	emme kumisisi	1st plur.	olisimme kumisseet	emme olisi kumisseet
2nd plur.		kumisisitte	ette kumisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte kumisseet	ette olisi kumisseet
3rd plur.		kumisisivat	eivät kumisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat kumisseet	eivät olisi kumisseet
passive		kumistaisiin	ei kumistaisi	passive	olisi kumistu	ei olisi kumistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		kumise	älä kumise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		kumiskoon	älköön kumisko	3rd sing.	olkoon kumissut	älköön olko kumissut
1st plur.		kumiskaamme	älkäämme kumisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		kumiskaa	älkää kumisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		kumiskoot	älkööt kumisko	3rd plur.	olkoot kumisseet	älkööt olko kumisseet
passive		kumistakoon	älköön kumistako	passive	olkoon kumistu	älköön olko kumistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		kumissen	en kumisse	1st sing.	lienen kumissut	en liene kumissut
2nd sing.		kumisset	et kumisse	2nd sing.	lienet kumissut	et liene kumissut
3rd sing.		kumissee	ei kumisse	3rd sing.	lienee kumissut	ei liene kumissut
1st plur.		kumissemme	emme kumisse	1st plur.	lienemme kumisseet	emme liene kumisseet
2nd plur.		kumissette	ette kumisse	2nd plur.	lienette kumisseet	ette liene kumisseet
3rd plur.		kumissevat	eivät kumisse	3rd plur.	lienevät kumisseet	eivät liene kumisseet
passive		kumistaneen	ei kumistane	passive	lienee kumistu	ei liene kumistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		kumista		present	kumiseva	kumistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kumistakseni kumistaksemme 2nd kumistaksesi kumistaksenne 3rd kumistakseen kumistaksensa		past	kumissut	kumistu
2nd	inessive2	kumistessa	kumistaessa	agent3	kumisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kumistessani kumistessamme 2nd kumistessasi kumistessanne 3rd kumistessaan kumistessansa		negative	kumisematon
	instructive	kumisten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
3rd	inessive	kumisemassa	—
	elative	kumisemasta	—
	illative	kumisemaan	—
	adessive	kumisemalla	—
	abessive	kumisematta	—
	instructive	kumiseman	kumistaman
4th4	verbal noun	kumiseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st kumisemaisillani kumisemaisillamme 2nd kumisemaisillasi kumisemaisillanne 3rd kumisemaisillaan kumisemaisillansa

Derived terms

• kumina
• kumiseminen
• kumistin
• kumisuttaa

 

Related terms

• kumina
• kumistaa
• kumistella
• kumisuttaa

See also

• kumajaa

Further reading

• “kumista”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Noun

kumista

1. elative singular of kumi

Anagrams

• mukista, musikat