sulla

See also: Sulla and Sul·la

Finnish

Etymology

Contracted from the standard form sinulla.

Pronoun

sulla

  1. (colloquial) Adessive form of sä.

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

sulla (sullaði)

  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
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