kellutan

Kellutan is a Finnish verb form used to describe the act of timing something with a clock or timer, or of initiating a timer to measure a duration. It is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb kelluttaa. The root kell- is related to kello, meaning clock, and the suffix -uttaa conveys a causative or instrumental nuance, giving a sense of causing timing to occur or of arranging timing.

Usage of kelluttaa typically appears in contexts where time measurement or control of duration is important. This includes sports, experiments, workflows, and scheduling tasks, where a person or system is responsible for timing events or measurements. As a verb, kelluttaa can be complemented by nouns such as aika (time) or timer to specify what is being timed.

Kelluttamisen (the act of timing) and kellutustila (a timing state) are occasional nominalizations used in discussions of timekeeping, though their frequency varies by register. The concept is part of the broader Finnish time-related vocabulary that centers on clocks (kello), timekeeping (ajanotto), and duration.

In summary, kellutan denotes “I time” in Finnish and belongs to a family of verbs built from kell- (clock) with the -uttaa suffix to indicate bringing timing into a process or action. See also kello and ajanotto for related timekeeping terms.