lulla

See also: lúlla

English

Interjection

lulla

  1. Alternative form of lullay.

See also

Faroese

Etymology

Imitative or onomatopoeic sounds to lull a child to sleep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊlːa/
  • Rhymes: -ʊlːa
  • Homophone: lullað

Verb

lulla (third person singular past indicative lullaði, third person plural past indicative lullaðu, supine lullað)

  1. (childish, of people) to sleep, to go beddie-byes
    Vilt tú lulla?
    Do you want to go to sleep?

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine lullað
present past
first singular lulli lullaði
second singular lullar lullaði
third singular lullar lullaði
plural lulla lullaðu
participle (a6)1 lullandi lullaður
imperative
singular lulla!
plural lullið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish lulla, if not an original childspeak word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlulːɑ/, [ˈlulːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ulːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lul‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): lul‧la

Noun

lulla

  1. (dialectal, childish) cradle (rocking bed for a baby)
    Synonym: kehto
  2. (slang) synonym of sivuvaunu (“sidecar”)

Declension

Inflection of lulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative lulla lullat
genitive lullan lullien
partitive lullaa lullia
illative lullaan lulliin
singular plural
nominative lulla lullat
accusative nom. lulla lullat
gen. lullan
genitive lullan lullien
lullain rare
partitive lullaa lullia
inessive lullassa lullissa
elative lullasta lullista
illative lullaan lulliin
adessive lullalla lullilla
ablative lullalta lullilta
allative lullalle lullille
essive lullana lullina
translative lullaksi lulliksi
abessive lullatta lullitta
instructive — lullin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lullani lullani
accusative nom. lullani lullani
gen. lullani
genitive lullani lullieni
lullaini rare
partitive lullaani lulliani
inessive lullassani lullissani
elative lullastani lullistani
illative lullaani lulliini
adessive lullallani lullillani
ablative lullaltani lulliltani
allative lullalleni lullilleni
essive lullanani lullinani
translative lullakseni lullikseni
abessive lullattani lullittani
instructive — —
comitative — lullineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lullasi lullasi
accusative nom. lullasi lullasi
gen. lullasi
genitive lullasi lulliesi
lullaisi rare
partitive lullaasi lulliasi
inessive lullassasi lullissasi
elative lullastasi lullistasi
illative lullaasi lulliisi
adessive lullallasi lullillasi
ablative lullaltasi lulliltasi
allative lullallesi lullillesi
essive lullanasi lullinasi
translative lullaksesi lulliksesi
abessive lullattasi lullittasi
instructive — —
comitative — lullinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lullamme lullamme
accusative nom. lullamme lullamme
gen. lullamme
genitive lullamme lulliemme
lullaimme rare
partitive lullaamme lulliamme
inessive lullassamme lullissamme
elative lullastamme lullistamme
illative lullaamme lulliimme
adessive lullallamme lullillamme
ablative lullaltamme lulliltamme
allative lullallemme lullillemme
essive lullanamme lullinamme
translative lullaksemme lulliksemme
abessive lullattamme lullittamme
instructive — —
comitative — lullinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lullanne lullanne
accusative nom. lullanne lullanne
gen. lullanne
genitive lullanne lullienne
lullainne rare
partitive lullaanne lullianne
inessive lullassanne lullissanne
elative lullastanne lullistanne
illative lullaanne lulliinne
adessive lullallanne lullillanne
ablative lullaltanne lulliltanne
allative lullallenne lullillenne
essive lullananne lullinanne
translative lullaksenne lulliksenne
abessive lullattanne lullittanne
instructive — —
comitative — lullinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lullansa lullansa
accusative nom. lullansa lullansa
gen. lullansa
genitive lullansa lulliensa
lullainsa rare
partitive lullaansa lulliaan
lulliansa
inessive lullassaan
lullassansa 		lullissaan
lullissansa
elative lullastaan
lullastansa 		lullistaan
lullistansa
illative lullaansa lulliinsa
adessive lullallaan
lullallansa 		lullillaan
lullillansa
ablative lullaltaan
lullaltansa 		lulliltaan
lulliltansa
allative lullalleen
lullallensa 		lullilleen
lullillensa
essive lullanaan
lullanansa 		lullinaan
lullinansa
translative lullakseen
lullaksensa 		lullikseen
lulliksensa
abessive lullattaan
lullattansa 		lullittaan
lullittansa
instructive — —
comitative — lullineen
lullinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English lullaby.

Verb

lulla (present lullar, preterite lullade, supine lullat, imperative lulla)

  1. (now rare) synonym of vyssja (“lull”)
  2. (often with omkring (“around, about”)) to teeter, to totter (walk unsteadily)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lulla (weak)
active passive
infinitive lulla lullas
supine lullat lullats
imperative lulla —
imper. plural1 lullen —
present past present past
indicative lullar lullade lullas lullades
ind. plural1 lulla lullade lullas lullades
subjunctive2 lulle lullade lulles lullades
present participle lullande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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