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seula

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëkla (compare Estonian sõel, Karelian šiekla, Ingrian seegla, Votic siglõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sēdlą (compare Swedish såll, Icelandic sáld).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseu̯lɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞u̯lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eulɑ
  • Syllabification(key): seu‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): seu‧la

Noun

seula

  1. sifter, sieve
    Minun pääni on kuin seula.
    I have a mind like a sieve.

Usage notes

A small kitchen sieve is normally called siivilä in Finnish. seula implies a larger grain size.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

seula m (genitive singular seula, plural seulachan)

  1. seal (on a document etc)

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