Hyphenation: kan‧nel‧la
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | kantelen |
| Sg.2 | kantelet |
| Sg.3 | kanteloo |
| Pl.1 | kantelemma |
| Pl.2 | kanteletta |
| Pl.3 | kanteloot; kantelevat; kannellaa |
| Impersonal | kannellaa |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | kantelin |
| Sg.2 | kantelit |
| Sg.3 | kanteli |
| Pl.1 | kantelimma |
| Pl.2 | kantelitta |
| Pl.3 | kanteliit; kantelivat; kanneltii |
| Impersonal | kanneltii |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | kantelisin |
| Sg.2 | kantelisit; kanteliist |
| Sg.3 | kantelis |
| Pl.1 | kantelisimma |
| Pl.2 | kantelisitta |
| Pl.3 | kantelisiit; kantelisivat; kanneltais |
| Impersonal | kanneltais |
Potential
| Sg.1 | kannellen |
| Sg.2 | kannellet |
| Sg.3 | kannelloo |
| Pl.1 | kannellemma |
| Pl.2 | kannelletta |
| Pl.3 | kannelloot |
| Impersonal | kanneltannoo |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | kantele |
| Sg.3 | kannelkoo |
| Pl.2 | kannelkaa |
| Pl.3 | kannelkoot |
| Impersonal | kanneltakkoo |
Infinitives
| I Infinitive | kannella |
| II Infinitive, inessive | kannellees |
| II Infinitive, instructive | kannellen |
| III Infinitive, illative | kantelommaa |
| III Infinitive, inessive | kantelomas |
| III Infinitive, elative | kantelomast |
| III Infinitive, abessive | kantelomata |
| IV Infinitive, nominative | kantelomiin |
| IV Infinitive, partitive | kantelomista; kantelomist |
Participles
| Active Present | kanteleva |
| Passive Present | kanneltava |
| Active Past | kannelt; kannellut |
| Passive Past | kanneltu |
Etymology
From kantaa (“to carry”) + -ella. Akin to Finnish kannella. See: Finnish with old forms '
kannella'.
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