sulava

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsulɑʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ulɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): su‧la‧va

Adjective

sulava (comparative sulavampi, superlative sulavin)

1. melting
2. loose, smooth (relaxed, of movement)
3. suave (of behaviour)

Declension

Inflection of sulava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sulava	sulavat
genitive		sulavan	sulavien
partitive		sulavaa	sulavia
illative		sulavaan	sulaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		sulava	sulavat
accusative	nom.	sulava	sulavat
	gen.	sulavan
genitive		sulavan	sulavien sulavainrare
partitive		sulavaa	sulavia
inessive		sulavassa	sulavissa
elative		sulavasta	sulavista
illative		sulavaan	sulaviin
adessive		sulavalla	sulavilla
ablative		sulavalta	sulavilta
allative		sulavalle	sulaville
essive		sulavana	sulavina
translative		sulavaksi	sulaviksi
abessive		sulavatta	sulavitta
instructive		—	sulavin
comitative		—	sulavine

Possessive forms of sulava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulavani sulavani accusative nom. sulavani sulavani gen. sulavani genitive sulavani sulavieni sulavainirare partitive sulavaani sulaviani inessive sulavassani sulavissani elative sulavastani sulavistani illative sulavaani sulaviini adessive sulavallani sulavillani ablative sulavaltani sulaviltani allative sulavalleni sulavilleni essive sulavanani sulavinani translative sulavakseni sulavikseni abessive sulavattani sulavittani instructive — — comitative — sulavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sulavasi sulavasi accusative nom. sulavasi sulavasi gen. sulavasi genitive sulavasi sulaviesi sulavaisirare partitive sulavaasi sulaviasi inessive sulavassasi sulavissasi elative sulavastasi sulavistasi illative sulavaasi sulaviisi adessive sulavallasi sulavillasi ablative sulavaltasi sulaviltasi allative sulavallesi sulavillesi essive sulavanasi sulavinasi translative sulavaksesi sulaviksesi abessive sulavattasi sulavittasi instructive — — comitative — sulavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulavamme sulavamme accusative nom. sulavamme sulavamme gen. sulavamme genitive sulavamme sulaviemme sulavaimmerare partitive sulavaamme sulaviamme inessive sulavassamme sulavissamme elative sulavastamme sulavistamme illative sulavaamme sulaviimme adessive sulavallamme sulavillamme ablative sulavaltamme sulaviltamme allative sulavallemme sulavillemme essive sulavanamme sulavinamme translative sulavaksemme sulaviksemme abessive sulavattamme sulavittamme instructive — — comitative — sulavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sulavanne sulavanne accusative nom. sulavanne sulavanne gen. sulavanne genitive sulavanne sulavienne sulavainnerare partitive sulavaanne sulavianne inessive sulavassanne sulavissanne elative sulavastanne sulavistanne illative sulavaanne sulaviinne adessive sulavallanne sulavillanne ablative sulavaltanne sulaviltanne allative sulavallenne sulavillenne essive sulavananne sulavinanne translative sulavaksenne sulaviksenne abessive sulavattanne sulavittanne instructive — — comitative — sulavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sulavansa sulavansa accusative nom. sulavansa sulavansa gen. sulavansa genitive sulavansa sulaviensa sulavainsarare partitive sulavaansa sulaviaan sulaviansa inessive sulavassaan sulavassansa sulavissaan sulavissansa elative sulavastaan sulavastansa sulavistaan sulavistansa illative sulavaansa sulaviinsa adessive sulavallaan sulavallansa sulavillaan sulavillansa ablative sulavaltaan sulavaltansa sulaviltaan sulaviltansa allative sulavalleen sulavallensa sulavilleen sulavillensa essive sulavanaan sulavanansa sulavinaan sulavinansa translative sulavakseen sulavaksensa sulavikseen sulaviksensa abessive sulavattaan sulavattansa sulavittaan sulavittansa instructive — — comitative — sulavineen sulavinensa

Derived terms

• sulavasti
• sulavuus

 

compounds

• sulavakäytöksinen
• sulavaliikkeinen

 

Participle

sulava

1. present active participle of sulaa

Further reading

• “sulava”, 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

Anagrams

• Alavus