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Sula
‖
Su′la
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Icel.
s[GREEK]la
the gannet. See Solan goose
.] (Zool.)
A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common gannet.
Definition 2024
Sula
Sula
Translingual
Proper noun
Sula f
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
sula
sula
Finnish
(index su)
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *sula, cognate with Estonian sula; compare Latvian sula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsulɑ]
- Rhymes: -ulɑ
- Hyphenation: su‧la
Adjective
sula (comparative sulempi, superlative sulin)
- molten
- (of bodies of water) not having ice cover
- (intensifier) pure
- se oli sulaa hulluutta — it was pure madness
Declension
Inflection of sula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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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 sulainrare |
|
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 | |
instructive | — | sulin | |
abessive | sulatta | sulitta | |
comitative | — | suline |
Derived terms
Noun
sula
- melt, molten material (any molten substance)
- kivisula — molten rock
- voisula — molten butter
- (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) | |||
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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 sulainrare |
|
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 | |
instructive | — | sulin | |
abessive | sulatta | sulitta | |
comitative | — | sulineen |
Compounds
Verb
sula
- Indicative present connegative form of sulaa.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of sulaa.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of sulaa.
Anagrams
Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠʊlˠə/
Conjunction
sula (triggers eclipsis on verbs; takes the dependent form of irregular verbs)
- before
- Téigh sula ndéanfaidh mé é.
- Go before I do it.
- Sula ndearna mé é, tháinig mé amach.
- Before I did it, I went outside.
- Téigh sula ndéanfaidh mé é.
Usage notes
Not used before the past tense except with some irregular verbs.
Derived terms
- sular (used before the past tense of regular and some irregular verbs)
Latvian
Noun
sula f (4th declension)
- juice (liquids found in fruits which people can drink)
- ābolu sula ― apple juice
- ogu sula ― berry juice
- dārzeņu sulas ― vegetable juices
- salda sula ― sweet juice
- sulas ekstrakts ― juice extract
- (anatomy) (liquids excreted by certain body organs)
- zarnu sula ― intestinal juice
Declension
Declension of sula (4th declension)
Derived terms
Swedish
Noun
sula c
Declension
Inflection of sula | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sula | sulan | sulor | sulorna |
Genitive | sulas | sulans | sulors | sulornas |
Verb
sula (present sular, preterite sulade, supine sulat, imperative sula)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sula
Veps
Adjective
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Inflection
Inflection of sula | |||
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nominative sing. | sula | ||
genitive sing. | sulan | ||
partitive sing. | sulad | ||
partitive plur. | sulid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sula | sulad | |
accusative | sulan | sulad | |
genitive | sulan | suliden | |
partitive | sulad | sulid | |
essive-instructive | sulan | sulin | |
translative | sulaks | sulikš | |
inessive | sulas | suliš | |
elative | sulaspäi | sulišpäi | |
illative | ? | sulihe | |
adessive | sulal | sulil | |
ablative | sulalpäi | sulilpäi | |
allative | sulale | sulile | |
abessive | sulata | sulita | |
comitative | sulanke | sulidenke | |
prolative | suladme | sulidme | |
approximative I | sulanno | sulidenno | |
approximative II | sulannoks | sulidennoks | |
egressive | sulannopäi | sulidennopäi | |
terminative I | ? | sulihesai | |
terminative II | sulalesai | sulilesai | |
terminative III | sulassai | — | |
additive I | ? | sulihepäi | |
additive II | sulalepäi | sulilepäi |