pulla

See also: pull a

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pulla, from Swedish bulle.

Noun

pulla (countable and uncountable, plural pullas)

1. A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency, eaten in Finland.
   • 1986, Melissa Ladenheim, "The sauna in central New York:

     "Then we would all have coffee and pulla bread," recalled Hilma Wainio of Spencer.

   • 1991 September 22, Eleanor Charles, “Connecticut Guide”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Other locally made items include pulla, a foot-long braided bread flavored with cardamom and priced at $6 a loaf, and wood carvings.

   • 1992, Joan Potter Loveless, Three Weavers, page 29:

     Pulla is a braided yeast loaf, flavored with freshly ground cardamom and sprinkled with chopped almonds and sugar […]

   • 1992, Aili Jarvenpa, In Two Cultures: The Stories of Second Generation Finnish Americans:

     I remember the best, the years on the farm, wild roses and mushrooms that you picked near the pasture, cardamom pulla warm from the oven, […]

   • 2018, Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., Zoë François, Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Sweet and Decadent Baking for Every Occasion:

     You can expect to be served a slice of pulla with your afternoon coffee in any Finnish household.

Anagrams

• Paull, all-up, pallu

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Finnish

Varieties of pulla.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish bulle, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pul‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpulːɑ/, [ˈpulːɑ̝]

Noun

pulla

1. Cardamom bread, also pulla (mildly sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency)
2. ball; as headword in names of some foodstuffs, e.g lihapulla (“meatball”), falafel-pulla (“falafel ball”)

Declension

Inflection of pulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pulla	pullat
genitive		pullan	pullien
partitive		pullaa	pullia
illative		pullaan	pulliin
		singular	plural
nominative		pulla	pullat
accusative	nom.	pulla	pullat
	gen.	pullan
genitive		pullan	pullien pullain rare
partitive		pullaa	pullia
inessive		pullassa	pullissa
elative		pullasta	pullista
illative		pullaan	pulliin
adessive		pullalla	pullilla
ablative		pullalta	pullilta
allative		pullalle	pullille
essive		pullana	pullina
translative		pullaksi	pulliksi
abessive		pullatta	pullitta
instructive		—	pullin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pullani pullani accusative nom. pullani pullani gen. pullani genitive pullani pullieni pullaini rare partitive pullaani pulliani inessive pullassani pullissani elative pullastani pullistani illative pullaani pulliini adessive pullallani pullillani ablative pullaltani pulliltani allative pullalleni pullilleni essive pullanani pullinani translative pullakseni pullikseni abessive pullattani pullittani instructive — — comitative — pullineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pullasi pullasi accusative nom. pullasi pullasi gen. pullasi genitive pullasi pulliesi pullaisi rare partitive pullaasi pulliasi inessive pullassasi pullissasi elative pullastasi pullistasi illative pullaasi pulliisi adessive pullallasi pullillasi ablative pullaltasi pulliltasi allative pullallesi pullillesi essive pullanasi pullinasi translative pullaksesi pulliksesi abessive pullattasi pullittasi instructive — — comitative — pullinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pullamme pullamme accusative nom. pullamme pullamme gen. pullamme genitive pullamme pulliemme pullaimme rare partitive pullaamme pulliamme inessive pullassamme pullissamme elative pullastamme pullistamme illative pullaamme pulliimme adessive pullallamme pullillamme ablative pullaltamme pulliltamme allative pullallemme pullillemme essive pullanamme pullinamme translative pullaksemme pulliksemme abessive pullattamme pullittamme instructive — — comitative — pullinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pullanne pullanne accusative nom. pullanne pullanne gen. pullanne genitive pullanne pullienne pullainne rare partitive pullaanne pullianne inessive pullassanne pullissanne elative pullastanne pullistanne illative pullaanne pulliinne adessive pullallanne pullillanne ablative pullaltanne pulliltanne allative pullallenne pullillenne essive pullananne pullinanne translative pullaksenne pulliksenne abessive pullattanne pullittanne instructive — — comitative — pullinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pullansa pullansa accusative nom. pullansa pullansa gen. pullansa genitive pullansa pulliensa pullainsa rare partitive pullaansa pulliaan pulliansa inessive pullassaan pullassansa pullissaan pullissansa elative pullastaan pullastansa pullistaan pullistansa illative pullaansa pulliinsa adessive pullallaan pullallansa pullillaan pullillansa ablative pullaltaan pullaltansa pulliltaan pulliltansa allative pullalleen pullallensa pullilleen pullillensa essive pullanaan pullanansa pullinaan pullinansa translative pullakseen pullaksensa pullikseen pulliksensa abessive pullattaan pullattansa pullittaan pullittansa instructive — — comitative — pullineen pullinensa

Synonyms

• (cardamom bread): nisu, vehnänen
• (ball): pyörykkä

Derived terms

• falafel-pulla
• kalapulla
• lihapulla
• pullapitko
• pullataikina
• viineripulla

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Latin

Pronunciation

• pulla: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.la/, [ˈpʊlːʲä]
• pulla: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.la/, [ˈpulːä]
• pullā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.laː/, [ˈpʊlːʲäː]
• pullā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.la/, [ˈpulːä]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) pulla

1. nominative feminine singular of pullus
2. nominative neuter plural of pullus
3. accusative neuter plural of pullus
4. vocative feminine singular of pullus
5. vocative neuter plural of pullus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) pullā

1. ablative feminine singular of pullus

References

• pulla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese pulha.

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuʝa/ [ˈpu.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈpuʝa/ [ˈpu.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈpuʎa/ [ˈpu.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈpuʃa/ [ˈpu.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈpuʒa/ [ˈpu.ʒa]

Noun

pulla f (plural pullas)

1. an obscenity
2. a gibe; a burn; a dig

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Swedish

Verb

pulla (present pullar, preterite pullade, supine pullat, imperative pulla)

1. (vulgar) to masturbate (of females)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pulla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pulla		pullas
Supine	pullat		pullats
Imperative	pulla		—
Imper. plural1	pullen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pullar	pullade	pullas	pullades
Ind. plural1	pulla	pullade	pullas	pullades
Subjunctive2	pulle	pullade	pulles	pullades
	Participles
Present participle	pullande
Past participle	pullad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.