sula

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sula"

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sulə/
• Hyphenation: su‧la

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably from Sanskrit शूल (śūla, “sharp instrument, pain”).

Noun

sula (Balinese script ᬲᬸᬮ)

1. sick

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शूल (śūla, “sharp instrument, pain”).

Noun

sula (Balinese script ᬰᬹᬮ)

1. weapon

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈla/ [suˈl̪a]

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• Hyphenation: su‧la

Noun

sulá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜎ)

1. a glare; a dazzle; a strong blinding light

   Synonyms: silaw, suriaw

Derived terms

• magsula
• makasula
• masula
• sulahon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• suwa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧la
• IPA^(key): /suˈlaʔ/ [s̪ʊˈl̪aʔ]

Noun

sulâ (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜎ)

1. viand

Derived terms

• manula
• mosula
• sulaan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulah.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧la
• IPA^(key): /suˈla/ [s̪ʊˈl̪a]

Noun

sulá (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜎ)

1. blade of a leaf

Derived terms

• sulahan

See also

• dahon

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

sula

1. cigarette

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *sula, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sula, cognate with Estonian sula. More distant cognates include Moksha соламс (solams), Komi-Permyak сывны (syvny), Udmurt сыл-сыл (syl-syl), Hungarian olvad and Southern Khanty тӑтә (tătə).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑ/, [ˈs̠ulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): su‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): su‧la

Adjective

sula (comparative sulempi, superlative sulin)

1. molten, melted
2. (of bodies of water) not covered in ice, not frozen, thawed
3. (intensifier) sheer, pure, outright, utter

   sula mahdottomuus ― an utter impossibility

   se oli sulaa hulluutta ― it was pure madness

Declension

Inflection of sula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sula	sulat
genitive		sulan	sulien
partitive		sulaa	sulia
illative		sulaan	suliin
		singular	plural
nominative		sula	sulat
accusative	nom.	sula	sulat
	gen.	sulan
genitive		sulan	sulien sulain rare
partitive		sulaa	sulia
inessive		sulassa	sulissa
elative		sulasta	sulista
illative		sulaan	suliin
adessive		sulalla	sulilla
ablative		sulalta	sulilta
allative		sulalle	sulille
essive		sulana	sulina
translative		sulaksi	suliksi
abessive		sulatta	sulitta
instructive		—	sulin
comitative		—	suline

Possessive forms of sula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulani sulani accusative nom. sulani sulani gen. sulani genitive sulani sulieni sulaini rare partitive sulaani suliani inessive sulassani sulissani elative sulastani sulistani illative sulaani suliini adessive sulallani sulillani ablative sulaltani suliltani allative sulalleni sulilleni essive sulanani sulinani translative sulakseni sulikseni abessive sulattani sulittani instructive — — comitative — sulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulasi sulasi accusative nom. sulasi sulasi gen. sulasi genitive sulasi suliesi sulaisi rare partitive sulaasi suliasi inessive sulassasi sulissasi elative sulastasi sulistasi illative sulaasi suliisi adessive sulallasi sulillasi ablative sulaltasi suliltasi allative sulallesi sulillesi essive sulanasi sulinasi translative sulaksesi suliksesi abessive sulattasi sulittasi instructive — — comitative — sulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulamme sulamme accusative nom. sulamme sulamme gen. sulamme genitive sulamme suliemme sulaimme rare partitive sulaamme suliamme inessive sulassamme sulissamme elative sulastamme sulistamme illative sulaamme suliimme adessive sulallamme sulillamme ablative sulaltamme suliltamme allative sulallemme sulillemme essive sulanamme sulinamme translative sulaksemme suliksemme abessive sulattamme sulittamme instructive — — comitative — sulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulanne sulanne accusative nom. sulanne sulanne gen. sulanne genitive sulanne sulienne sulainne rare partitive sulaanne sulianne inessive sulassanne sulissanne elative sulastanne sulistanne illative sulaanne suliinne adessive sulallanne sulillanne ablative sulaltanne suliltanne allative sulallenne sulillenne essive sulananne sulinanne translative sulaksenne suliksenne abessive sulattanne sulittanne instructive — — comitative — sulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sulansa sulansa accusative nom. sulansa sulansa gen. sulansa genitive sulansa suliensa sulainsa rare partitive sulaansa suliaan suliansa inessive sulassaan sulassansa sulissaan sulissansa elative sulastaan sulastansa sulistaan sulistansa illative sulaansa suliinsa adessive sulallaan sulallansa sulillaan sulillansa ablative sulaltaan sulaltansa suliltaan suliltansa allative sulalleen sulallensa sulilleen sulillensa essive sulanaan sulanansa sulinaan sulinansa translative sulakseen sulaksensa sulikseen suliksensa abessive sulattaan sulattansa sulittaan sulittansa instructive — — comitative — sulineen sulinensa

Noun

sula

1. melt, molten material (any molten substance)

   kivisula ― molten rock

   voisula ― molten butter

2. (metallurgy) smelt (any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of production of metal in a smelting process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal)

Declension

Inflection of sula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sula	sulat
genitive		sulan	sulien
partitive		sulaa	sulia
illative		sulaan	suliin
		singular	plural
nominative		sula	sulat
accusative	nom.	sula	sulat
	gen.	sulan
genitive		sulan	sulien sulain rare
partitive		sulaa	sulia
inessive		sulassa	sulissa
elative		sulasta	sulista
illative		sulaan	suliin
adessive		sulalla	sulilla
ablative		sulalta	sulilta
allative		sulalle	sulille
essive		sulana	sulina
translative		sulaksi	suliksi
abessive		sulatta	sulitta
instructive		—	sulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulani sulani accusative nom. sulani sulani gen. sulani genitive sulani sulieni sulaini rare partitive sulaani suliani inessive sulassani sulissani elative sulastani sulistani illative sulaani suliini adessive sulallani sulillani ablative sulaltani suliltani allative sulalleni sulilleni essive sulanani sulinani translative sulakseni sulikseni abessive sulattani sulittani instructive — — comitative — sulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulasi sulasi accusative nom. sulasi sulasi gen. sulasi genitive sulasi suliesi sulaisi rare partitive sulaasi suliasi inessive sulassasi sulissasi elative sulastasi sulistasi illative sulaasi suliisi adessive sulallasi sulillasi ablative sulaltasi suliltasi allative sulallesi sulillesi essive sulanasi sulinasi translative sulaksesi suliksesi abessive sulattasi sulittasi instructive — — comitative — sulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulamme sulamme accusative nom. sulamme sulamme gen. sulamme genitive sulamme suliemme sulaimme rare partitive sulaamme suliamme inessive sulassamme sulissamme elative sulastamme sulistamme illative sulaamme suliimme adessive sulallamme sulillamme ablative sulaltamme suliltamme allative sulallemme sulillemme essive sulanamme sulinamme translative sulaksemme suliksemme abessive sulattamme sulittamme instructive — — comitative — sulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulanne sulanne accusative nom. sulanne sulanne gen. sulanne genitive sulanne sulienne sulainne rare partitive sulaanne sulianne inessive sulassanne sulissanne elative sulastanne sulistanne illative sulaanne suliinne adessive sulallanne sulillanne ablative sulaltanne suliltanne allative sulallenne sulillenne essive sulananne sulinanne translative sulaksenne suliksenne abessive sulattanne sulittanne instructive — — comitative — sulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sulansa sulansa accusative nom. sulansa sulansa gen. sulansa genitive sulansa suliensa sulainsa rare partitive sulaansa suliaan suliansa inessive sulassaan sulassansa sulissaan sulissansa elative sulastaan sulastansa sulistaan sulistansa illative sulaansa suliinsa adessive sulallaan sulallansa sulillaan sulillansa ablative sulaltaan sulaltansa suliltaan suliltansa allative sulalleen sulallensa sulilleen sulillensa essive sulanaan sulanansa sulinaan sulinansa translative sulakseen sulaksensa sulikseen suliksensa abessive sulattaan sulattansa sulittaan sulittansa instructive — — comitative — sulineen sulinensa

Derived terms

• sulaa
• sulo
• suloinen

compounds

• hitsisula
• lukkosula
• ruokasula
• sulahitsaus
• sulaindeksi
• sulakehruu
• sulakehräys
• Sulasalmi
• sulasuolareaktori
• sulavesi
• sulavesijoki
• sydänsula
• terässula
• voisula

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ulɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): su‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): su‧la

Verb

sula

1. inflection of sulaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• alus, lasu, lusa

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *sula. Cognates include Finnish sula and Estonian sula.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑ/, [ˈs̠uɫɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑ/, [ˈʃuɫɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Hyphenation: su‧la

Adjective

sula (comparative sulemp)

1. molten

Declension

Declension of sula (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	sula	sulat
genitive	sulan	sulliin
partitive	sullaa	sullia
illative	sullaa	sullii
inessive	sulas	sulis
elative	sulast	sulist
allative	sulalle	sulille
adessive	sulal	sulil
ablative	sulalt	sulilt
translative	sulaks	suliks
essive	sulanna, sullaan	sulinna, sulliin
exessive1)	sulant	sulint
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.

Derived terms

• sullaa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑ/, [ˈs̠uɫɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑ/, [ˈʃuɫɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Hyphenation: su‧la

Verb

sula

1. inflection of sullaa:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 549