nukula

Finnish

Etymology

Back-formation from nukulainen. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot for Flora Fennica (1860).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnukulɑ/, [ˈnukulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ukulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nu‧ku‧la

Noun

nukula

1. motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca
2. Synonym of rohtonukula (“Leonurus cardiaca”).

Declension

Inflection of nukula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		nukula	nukulat
genitive		nukulan	nukuloiden nukuloitten
partitive		nukulaa	nukuloita
illative		nukulaan	nukuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nukula	nukulat
accusative	nom.	nukula	nukulat
	gen.	nukulan
genitive		nukulan	nukuloiden nukuloitten nukulainrare
partitive		nukulaa	nukuloita
inessive		nukulassa	nukuloissa
elative		nukulasta	nukuloista
illative		nukulaan	nukuloihin
adessive		nukulalla	nukuloilla
ablative		nukulalta	nukuloilta
allative		nukulalle	nukuloille
essive		nukulana	nukuloina
translative		nukulaksi	nukuloiksi
abessive		nukulatta	nukuloitta
instructive		—	nukuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nukula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nukulani nukulani accusative nom. nukulani nukulani gen. nukulani genitive nukulani nukuloideni nukuloitteni nukulainirare partitive nukulaani nukuloitani inessive nukulassani nukuloissani elative nukulastani nukuloistani illative nukulaani nukuloihini adessive nukulallani nukuloillani ablative nukulaltani nukuloiltani allative nukulalleni nukuloilleni essive nukulanani nukuloinani translative nukulakseni nukuloikseni abessive nukulattani nukuloittani instructive — — comitative — nukuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nukulasi nukulasi accusative nom. nukulasi nukulasi gen. nukulasi genitive nukulasi nukuloidesi nukuloittesi nukulaisirare partitive nukulaasi nukuloitasi inessive nukulassasi nukuloissasi elative nukulastasi nukuloistasi illative nukulaasi nukuloihisi adessive nukulallasi nukuloillasi ablative nukulaltasi nukuloiltasi allative nukulallesi nukuloillesi essive nukulanasi nukuloinasi translative nukulaksesi nukuloiksesi abessive nukulattasi nukuloittasi instructive — — comitative — nukuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nukulamme nukulamme accusative nom. nukulamme nukulamme gen. nukulamme genitive nukulamme nukuloidemme nukuloittemme nukulaimmerare partitive nukulaamme nukuloitamme inessive nukulassamme nukuloissamme elative nukulastamme nukuloistamme illative nukulaamme nukuloihimme adessive nukulallamme nukuloillamme ablative nukulaltamme nukuloiltamme allative nukulallemme nukuloillemme essive nukulanamme nukuloinamme translative nukulaksemme nukuloiksemme abessive nukulattamme nukuloittamme instructive — — comitative — nukuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nukulanne nukulanne accusative nom. nukulanne nukulanne gen. nukulanne genitive nukulanne nukuloidenne nukuloittenne nukulainnerare partitive nukulaanne nukuloitanne inessive nukulassanne nukuloissanne elative nukulastanne nukuloistanne illative nukulaanne nukuloihinne adessive nukulallanne nukuloillanne ablative nukulaltanne nukuloiltanne allative nukulallenne nukuloillenne essive nukulananne nukuloinanne translative nukulaksenne nukuloiksenne abessive nukulattanne nukuloittanne instructive — — comitative — nukuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nukulansa nukulansa accusative nom. nukulansa nukulansa gen. nukulansa genitive nukulansa nukuloidensa nukuloittensa nukulainsarare partitive nukulaansa nukuloitaan nukuloitansa inessive nukulassaan nukulassansa nukuloissaan nukuloissansa elative nukulastaan nukulastansa nukuloistaan nukuloistansa illative nukulaansa nukuloihinsa adessive nukulallaan nukulallansa nukuloillaan nukuloillansa ablative nukulaltaan nukulaltansa nukuloiltaan nukuloiltansa allative nukulalleen nukulallensa nukuloilleen nukuloillensa essive nukulanaan nukulanansa nukuloinaan nukuloinansa translative nukulakseen nukulaksensa nukuloikseen nukuloiksensa abessive nukulattaan nukulattansa nukuloittaan nukuloittansa instructive — — comitative — nukuloineen nukuloinensa

Synonyms

• (Leonurus cardiaca): sydämenvahvistusyrtti, ulkomaanviholainen

Derived terms

compounds

• rohtonukula
• siperiannukula

 

Further reading

• “nukula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• alkuun, kaluun, lukuna