nooli

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish snål (“greedy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːli/, [ˈno̞ːli]
• Rhymes: -oːli
• Syllabification^(key): noo‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): noo‧li

Adjective

nooli (comparative noolimpi, superlative noolein) (dialectal)

1. (Central and North Ostrobothnia) greedy, lustful (particularly in terms of food, nonsexual)

   Sinä se olet nooli makian päälle.

   You sure have quite the sweet tooth.

Declension

Inflection of nooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		nooli	noolit
genitive		noolin	noolien
partitive		noolia	nooleja
illative		nooliin	nooleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nooli	noolit
accusative	nom.	nooli	noolit
	gen.	noolin
genitive		noolin	noolien
partitive		noolia	nooleja
inessive		noolissa	nooleissa
elative		noolista	nooleista
illative		nooliin	nooleihin
adessive		noolilla	nooleilla
ablative		noolilta	nooleilta
allative		noolille	nooleille
essive		noolina	nooleina
translative		nooliksi	nooleiksi
abessive		noolitta	nooleitta
instructive		—	noolein
comitative		—	nooleine

Possessive forms of nooli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noolini noolini accusative nom. noolini noolini gen. noolini genitive noolini noolieni partitive nooliani noolejani inessive noolissani nooleissani elative noolistani nooleistani illative nooliini nooleihini adessive noolillani nooleillani ablative nooliltani nooleiltani allative noolilleni nooleilleni essive noolinani nooleinani translative noolikseni nooleikseni abessive noolittani nooleittani instructive — — comitative — nooleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noolisi noolisi accusative nom. noolisi noolisi gen. noolisi genitive noolisi nooliesi partitive nooliasi noolejasi inessive noolissasi nooleissasi elative noolistasi nooleistasi illative nooliisi nooleihisi adessive noolillasi nooleillasi ablative nooliltasi nooleiltasi allative noolillesi nooleillesi essive noolinasi nooleinasi translative nooliksesi nooleiksesi abessive noolittasi nooleittasi instructive — — comitative — nooleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative noolimme noolimme accusative nom. noolimme noolimme gen. noolimme genitive noolimme nooliemme partitive nooliamme noolejamme inessive noolissamme nooleissamme elative noolistamme nooleistamme illative nooliimme nooleihimme adessive noolillamme nooleillamme ablative nooliltamme nooleiltamme allative noolillemme nooleillemme essive noolinamme nooleinamme translative nooliksemme nooleiksemme abessive noolittamme nooleittamme instructive — — comitative — nooleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative noolinne noolinne accusative nom. noolinne noolinne gen. noolinne genitive noolinne noolienne partitive noolianne noolejanne inessive noolissanne nooleissanne elative noolistanne nooleistanne illative nooliinne nooleihinne adessive noolillanne nooleillanne ablative nooliltanne nooleiltanne allative noolillenne nooleillenne essive noolinanne nooleinanne translative nooliksenne nooleiksenne abessive noolittanne nooleittanne instructive — — comitative — nooleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative noolinsa noolinsa accusative nom. noolinsa noolinsa gen. noolinsa genitive noolinsa nooliensa partitive nooliaan nooliansa noolejaan noolejansa inessive noolissaan noolissansa nooleissaan nooleissansa elative noolistaan noolistansa nooleistaan nooleistansa illative nooliinsa nooleihinsa adessive noolillaan noolillansa nooleillaan nooleillansa ablative nooliltaan nooliltansa nooleiltaan nooleiltansa allative noolilleen noolillensa nooleilleen nooleillensa essive noolinaan noolinansa nooleinaan nooleinansa translative noolikseen nooliksensa nooleikseen nooleiksensa abessive noolittaan noolittansa nooleittaan nooleittansa instructive — — comitative — nooleineen nooleinensa

Synonyms

• (greedy): ahne, ahnas
• (one with a liking for something): perso

Derived terms

• noolata (“to drool over”)

Anagrams

• iloon, loion, olion, oloin, oloni

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *nooli. Cognates include Finnish nuoli and Estonian nool.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnoːli/, [ˈnoːlʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnoːli/, [ˈno̝ːli]
• Rhymes: -oːlʲ, -oːli
• Hyphenation: noo‧li

Noun

nooli

1. arrow
   • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Kati-akka, “1305. Soikkola, Väärnoja. III 172.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 16-17:

     Yksi oli nuolelle noppiia, // Toin oli pysylle pyrriiä,

     One was quick with an arrow, // The other was eager for the gun,

Declension

Declension of nooli (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	nooli	noolet
genitive	noolen	nooliin, nooliloin
partitive	noolta, noolt	noolia, nooliloja
illative	noolee	noolii, nooliloihe
inessive	noolees	nooliis, noolilois
elative	noolest	noolist, nooliloist
allative	noolelle	noolille, nooliloille
adessive	nooleel	nooliil, nooliloil
ablative	noolelt	noolilt, nooliloilt
translative	nooleks	nooliks, nooliloiks
essive	noolenna, nooleen	noolinna, nooliloinna, nooliin, nooliloin
exessive1)	noolent	noolint, nooliloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• strela

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnoːli/, [ˈnoːlʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnoːli/, [ˈno̝ːli]
• Rhymes: -oːlʲ, -oːli
• Hyphenation: noo‧li

Verb

nooli

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of noolla

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 347