sulla

See also: Sulla and Sul·la

Finnish

Etymology

Contracted from the standard form sinulla.

Pronoun

sulla

  1. (colloquial) Adessive form of .

Icelandic

Etymology

From sull (mixture) and -a (turns nouns into verbs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʏtla/
  • Rhymes: -ʏtla

Verb

sulla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sullaði, supine sullat)

  1. to splash around, to splash about
    Ég vil sulla í pollinum!
    I wanna go splashing about in the puddle!
    Þetta er mynd af Önnu að sulla.
    This is a picture of Anna splashing.
  2. to spill
    Ég sullaði mjólkinni.
    I spilled the milk.

Usage notes

  • The verb sulla and sulla saman (to mix together) denote a hint of apathy, carelessness or casualness of the doer's actions.
  • This verb may be found childish.
  • In the sense of "spilling" the preposition á (on) may be added to give information as to where one spilled something:
    Ég sullaði mjólk á gólfið.
    I spilled milk on the floor.

Derived terms

  • sulla á (to spill on)
  • sulla saman (to mix something)

Italian

Contraction

sulla

  1. contraction of su la; on the

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsulla/

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sulë.

Noun

sulla

  1. approximation, resemblance (of something)
  2. estimate

Inflection

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative sulla
Genitive sula
Singular Plural
Nominative sulla sulat
Accusative sula sulaid
Genitive sula sulaid
Illative sullii sulaide
Locative sulas sulain
Comitative sulain sulaiguin
Essive sullan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sullan sullame sullamet
2nd person sullat sullade sulladet
3rd person sullas sullaska sullaset

Derived terms

Further reading

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