vannoa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vannodak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnːoɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nːo̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːoɑ
• Syllabification^(key): van‧no‧a

Verb

vannoa

1. to swear, vow (promise solemnly)

   vannoa vala ― to take an oath

   vannoa kostoa ― to vow (to get) revenge

   vannoa luopuvansa (+ elative) ― to swear off

   vannoa (+ genitive +) nimeen ― to swear by

   vannoa uskollisuutta (+ allative) ― to pledge allegiance to

   vannoa väärin / vannoa väärä vala ― to perjure oneself, commit perjury

   Olisin voinut vannoa, että...

   I could have sworn that...

Conjugation

Inflection of vannoa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vannon	en vanno	1st sing.	olen vannonut	en ole vannonut
2nd sing.		vannot	et vanno	2nd sing.	olet vannonut	et ole vannonut
3rd sing.		vannoo	ei vanno	3rd sing.	on vannonut	ei ole vannonut
1st plur.		vannomme	emme vanno	1st plur.	olemme vannoneet	emme ole vannoneet
2nd plur.		vannotte	ette vanno	2nd plur.	olette vannoneet	ette ole vannoneet
3rd plur.		vannovat	eivät vanno	3rd plur.	ovat vannoneet	eivät ole vannoneet
passive		vannotaan	ei vannota	passive	on vannottu	ei ole vannottu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vannoin	en vannonut	1st sing.	olin vannonut	en ollut vannonut
2nd sing.		vannoit	et vannonut	2nd sing.	olit vannonut	et ollut vannonut
3rd sing.		vannoi	ei vannonut	3rd sing.	oli vannonut	ei ollut vannonut
1st plur.		vannoimme	emme vannoneet	1st plur.	olimme vannoneet	emme olleet vannoneet
2nd plur.		vannoitte	ette vannoneet	2nd plur.	olitte vannoneet	ette olleet vannoneet
3rd plur.		vannoivat	eivät vannoneet	3rd plur.	olivat vannoneet	eivät olleet vannoneet
passive		vannottiin	ei vannottu	passive	oli vannottu	ei ollut vannottu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vannoisin	en vannoisi	1st sing.	olisin vannonut	en olisi vannonut
2nd sing.		vannoisit	et vannoisi	2nd sing.	olisit vannonut	et olisi vannonut
3rd sing.		vannoisi	ei vannoisi	3rd sing.	olisi vannonut	ei olisi vannonut
1st plur.		vannoisimme	emme vannoisi	1st plur.	olisimme vannoneet	emme olisi vannoneet
2nd plur.		vannoisitte	ette vannoisi	2nd plur.	olisitte vannoneet	ette olisi vannoneet
3rd plur.		vannoisivat	eivät vannoisi	3rd plur.	olisivat vannoneet	eivät olisi vannoneet
passive		vannottaisiin	ei vannottaisi	passive	olisi vannottu	ei olisi vannottu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		vanno	älä vanno	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		vannokoon	älköön vannoko	3rd sing.	olkoon vannonut	älköön olko vannonut
1st plur.		vannokaamme	älkäämme vannoko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		vannokaa	älkää vannoko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		vannokoot	älkööt vannoko	3rd plur.	olkoot vannoneet	älkööt olko vannoneet
passive		vannottakoon	älköön vannottako	passive	olkoon vannottu	älköön olko vannottu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		vannonen	en vannone	1st sing.	lienen vannonut	en liene vannonut
2nd sing.		vannonet	et vannone	2nd sing.	lienet vannonut	et liene vannonut
3rd sing.		vannonee	ei vannone	3rd sing.	lienee vannonut	ei liene vannonut
1st plur.		vannonemme	emme vannone	1st plur.	lienemme vannoneet	emme liene vannoneet
2nd plur.		vannonette	ette vannone	2nd plur.	lienette vannoneet	ette liene vannoneet
3rd plur.		vannonevat	eivät vannone	3rd plur.	lienevät vannoneet	eivät liene vannoneet
passive		vannottaneen	ei vannottane	passive	lienee vannottu	ei liene vannottu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		vannoa		present	vannova	vannottava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vannoakseni vannoaksemme 2nd vannoaksesi vannoaksenne 3rd vannoakseen vannoaksensa		past	vannonut	vannottu
2nd	inessive2	vannoessa	vannottaessa	agent4	vannoma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vannoessani vannoessamme 2nd vannoessasi vannoessanne 3rd vannoessaan vannoessansa		negative	vannomaton
	instructive	vannoen	—	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	vannomassa	—
	elative	vannomasta	—
	illative	vannomaan	—
	adessive	vannomalla	—
	abessive	vannomatta	—
	instructive	vannoman	vannottaman
4th3	verbal noun	vannominen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st vannomaisillani vannomaisillamme 2nd vannomaisillasi vannomaisillanne 3rd vannomaisillaan vannomaisillansa

Derived terms

nouns

• vannoja
• vannominen
• vannonta

 

verbs

• vannottaa
• vannoutua

 

See also

• vala

Further reading

• “vannoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (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

• novana