kelluttaa
Kelluttaa is a Finnish verb meaning to toll or to ring, specifically referring to bells or clocks producing a ringing sound at a defined time. The primary sense concerns the use of bells in churches or town clocks to mark hours, moments of prayer, or ceremonial events. In literary or journalistic contexts, you may encounter sentences describing bells tolling, for example: "Kellot kellottivat tasan klo kaksitoista," meaning that the clocks tolled exactly at twelve.
Morphology and usage notes: Kelluttaa follows the typical pattern of -ottaa verbs in Finnish. Conjugation examples
Related terms and senses: The noun kellotus refers to the act of tolling or the sound of
Etymology: The form is derived from kello, meaning clock or bell, with the productive suffix -ottaa that
See also: kello, kellotus, tollo/traditionally used terms for bells and time signaling.