riehua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëëhudak (related to Karelian riehuo and Veps rehuda). Further origin is disputed; theories include relation to riesa, borrowing from Proto-Germanic *rēsōną (compare Middle Dutch rasen), or an original sound-symbolic root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrie̯huɑˣ/, [ˈrie̞̯ɦuɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -iehuɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): rie‧hua

Verb

riehua

1. to rampage
2. Synonym of reuhata (“to rage, to throw a fit”).
3. to misbehave
   1. (particularly of children) to play intensively or naughtily

Conjugation

Inflection of riehua (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		riehun	en riehu	1st sing.	olen riehunut	en ole riehunut
2nd sing.		riehut	et riehu	2nd sing.	olet riehunut	et ole riehunut
3rd sing.		riehuu	ei riehu	3rd sing.	on riehunut	ei ole riehunut
1st plur.		riehumme	emme riehu	1st plur.	olemme riehuneet	emme ole riehuneet
2nd plur.		riehutte	ette riehu	2nd plur.	olette riehuneet	ette ole riehuneet
3rd plur.		riehuvat	eivät riehu	3rd plur.	ovat riehuneet	eivät ole riehuneet
passive		riehutaan	ei riehuta	passive	on riehuttu	ei ole riehuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		riehuin	en riehunut	1st sing.	olin riehunut	en ollut riehunut
2nd sing.		riehuit	et riehunut	2nd sing.	olit riehunut	et ollut riehunut
3rd sing.		riehui	ei riehunut	3rd sing.	oli riehunut	ei ollut riehunut
1st plur.		riehuimme	emme riehuneet	1st plur.	olimme riehuneet	emme olleet riehuneet
2nd plur.		riehuitte	ette riehuneet	2nd plur.	olitte riehuneet	ette olleet riehuneet
3rd plur.		riehuivat	eivät riehuneet	3rd plur.	olivat riehuneet	eivät olleet riehuneet
passive		riehuttiin	ei riehuttu	passive	oli riehuttu	ei ollut riehuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		riehuisin	en riehuisi	1st sing.	olisin riehunut	en olisi riehunut
2nd sing.		riehuisit	et riehuisi	2nd sing.	olisit riehunut	et olisi riehunut
3rd sing.		riehuisi	ei riehuisi	3rd sing.	olisi riehunut	ei olisi riehunut
1st plur.		riehuisimme	emme riehuisi	1st plur.	olisimme riehuneet	emme olisi riehuneet
2nd plur.		riehuisitte	ette riehuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte riehuneet	ette olisi riehuneet
3rd plur.		riehuisivat	eivät riehuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat riehuneet	eivät olisi riehuneet
passive		riehuttaisiin	ei riehuttaisi	passive	olisi riehuttu	ei olisi riehuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		riehu	älä riehu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		riehukoon	älköön riehuko	3rd sing.	olkoon riehunut	älköön olko riehunut
1st plur.		riehukaamme	älkäämme riehuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		riehukaa	älkää riehuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		riehukoot	älkööt riehuko	3rd plur.	olkoot riehuneet	älkööt olko riehuneet
passive		riehuttakoon	älköön riehuttako	passive	olkoon riehuttu	älköön olko riehuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		riehunen	en riehune	1st sing.	lienen riehunut	en liene riehunut
2nd sing.		riehunet	et riehune	2nd sing.	lienet riehunut	et liene riehunut
3rd sing.		riehunee	ei riehune	3rd sing.	lienee riehunut	ei liene riehunut
1st plur.		riehunemme	emme riehune	1st plur.	lienemme riehuneet	emme liene riehuneet
2nd plur.		riehunette	ette riehune	2nd plur.	lienette riehuneet	ette liene riehuneet
3rd plur.		riehunevat	eivät riehune	3rd plur.	lienevät riehuneet	eivät liene riehuneet
passive		riehuttaneen	ei riehuttane	passive	lienee riehuttu	ei liene riehuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		riehua		present	riehuva	riehuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st riehuakseni riehuaksemme 2nd riehuaksesi riehuaksenne 3rd riehuakseen riehuaksensa		past	riehunut	riehuttu
2nd	inessive2	riehuessa	riehuttaessa	agent4	riehuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st riehuessani riehuessamme 2nd riehuessasi riehuessanne 3rd riehuessaan riehuessansa		negative	riehumaton
	instructive	riehuen	—	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	riehumassa	—
	elative	riehumasta	—
	illative	riehumaan	—
	adessive	riehumalla	—
	abessive	riehumatta	—
	instructive	riehuman	riehuttaman
4th3	verbal noun	riehuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st riehumaisillani riehumaisillamme 2nd riehumaisillasi riehumaisillanne 3rd riehumaisillaan riehumaisillansa

Derived terms

• rieha (back-formation)
• riehuminen
• riehunta
• rimpuilla

 

Further reading

• “riehua”, 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 2023-07-03