sulla

See also: Sulla and Sul·la

Finnish

Etymology

Contracted from the standard form sinulla.

Pronoun

sulla

1. (colloquial) Adessive form of sä.

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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)

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Italian

Contraction

sulla

1. (contraction of su la) on the