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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]< pullolla (adessive singular) + possessive suffix; the stem is from pullottaa (“to bulge”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpulːolːɑːn/, [ˈpulːo̞lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ulːolːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): pul‧lol‧laan
Adverb
[edit]pullollaan
- bulging with, bursting with, abound with
- Elektroniikkakrääsän ja tilpehöörien myyjiä on netti pullollaan.
- The internet is filled to the brim with sellers of electronic junk and other stuff.
Usage notes
[edit]This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
[edit]→○ | allative | pullolleen |
---|---|---|
○ | adessive | pullollaan |
○→ | ablative | – |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pullollaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03