sulaa

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Finnish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *suladak, a denominal verb of sula.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsulɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠ulɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ulɑː
  • Syllabification(key): su‧laa

Verb

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sulaa (intransitive)

  1. to melt, thaw (to change from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat)
  2. (figuratively) to dissolve, disperse, vanish
    Hänen ongelmansa sulivat pois.
    His troubles melted away.
  3. (figuratively) to melt (to soften, as by a warming or kindly influence)
Conjugation
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Inflection of sulaa (Kotus type 53/muistaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sulan en sula 1st sing. olen sulanut en ole sulanut
2nd sing. sulat et sula 2nd sing. olet sulanut et ole sulanut
3rd sing. sulaa ei sula 3rd sing. on sulanut ei ole sulanut
1st plur. sulamme emme sula 1st plur. olemme sulaneet emme ole sulaneet
2nd plur. sulatte ette sula 2nd plur. olette sulaneet ette ole sulaneet
3rd plur. sulavat eivät sula 3rd plur. ovat sulaneet eivät ole sulaneet
passive suletaan ei suleta passive on sulettu ei ole sulettu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sulin en sulanut 1st sing. olin sulanut en ollut sulanut
2nd sing. sulit et sulanut 2nd sing. olit sulanut et ollut sulanut
3rd sing. suli ei sulanut 3rd sing. oli sulanut ei ollut sulanut
1st plur. sulimme emme sulaneet 1st plur. olimme sulaneet emme olleet sulaneet
2nd plur. sulitte ette sulaneet 2nd plur. olitte sulaneet ette olleet sulaneet
3rd plur. sulivat eivät sulaneet 3rd plur. olivat sulaneet eivät olleet sulaneet
passive sulettiin ei sulettu passive oli sulettu ei ollut sulettu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sulaisin en sulaisi 1st sing. olisin sulanut en olisi sulanut
2nd sing. sulaisit et sulaisi 2nd sing. olisit sulanut et olisi sulanut
3rd sing. sulaisi ei sulaisi 3rd sing. olisi sulanut ei olisi sulanut
1st plur. sulaisimme emme sulaisi 1st plur. olisimme sulaneet emme olisi sulaneet
2nd plur. sulaisitte ette sulaisi 2nd plur. olisitte sulaneet ette olisi sulaneet
3rd plur. sulaisivat eivät sulaisi 3rd plur. olisivat sulaneet eivät olisi sulaneet
passive sulettaisiin ei sulettaisi passive olisi sulettu ei olisi sulettu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. sula älä sula 2nd sing. — —
3rd sing. sulakoon älköön sulako 3rd sing. olkoon sulanut älköön olko sulanut
1st plur. sulakaamme älkäämme sulako 1st plur. — —
2nd plur. sulakaa älkää sulako 2nd plur. — —
3rd plur. sulakoot älkööt sulako 3rd plur. olkoot sulaneet älkööt olko sulaneet
passive sulettakoon älköön sulettako passive olkoon sulettu älköön olko sulettu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. sulanen en sulane 1st sing. lienen sulanut en liene sulanut
2nd sing. sulanet et sulane 2nd sing. lienet sulanut et liene sulanut
3rd sing. sulanee ei sulane 3rd sing. lienee sulanut ei liene sulanut
1st plur. sulanemme emme sulane 1st plur. lienemme sulaneet emme liene sulaneet
2nd plur. sulanette ette sulane 2nd plur. lienette sulaneet ette liene sulaneet
3rd plur. sulanevat eivät sulane 3rd plur. lienevät sulaneet eivät liene sulaneet
passive sulettaneen ei sulettane passive lienee sulettu ei liene sulettu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st sulaa present sulava sulettava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sulaakseni sulaaksemme
2nd sulaaksesi sulaaksenne
3rd sulaakseen
sulaaksensa
past sulanut sulettu
2nd inessive2 sulaessa sulettaessa agent4 sulama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sulaessani sulaessamme
2nd sulaessasi sulaessanne
3rd sulaessaan
sulaessansa
negative sulamaton
instructive sulaen —
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

* The third-person singular indicative form sulaa does not exhibit final gemination,
unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd inessive sulamassa —
elative sulamasta —
illative sulamaan —
adessive sulamalla —
abessive sulamatta —
instructive sulaman sulettaman
4th3 verbal noun sulaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st sulamaisillani sulamaisillamme
2nd sulamaisillasi sulamaisillanne
3rd sulamaisillaan
sulamaisillansa
Derived terms
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adjectives
nouns
verbs
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsulɑː/, [ˈs̠ulɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ulɑː
  • Syllabification(key): su‧laa

Adjective

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sulaa

  1. partitive singular of sula
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