tulvillaan

Finnish

Etymology

tulva (“flood”) +‎ -i- (“plural indicator”) +‎ -lla (“adessive ending”) +‎ -an (“3rd person possessive suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtulʋilːɑːn/, [ˈt̪ulʋilːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ulʋilːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): tul‧vil‧laan
  • Hyphenation(key): tul‧vil‧laan

Adverb

tulvillaan

  1. flooded with
    Kellari on tulvillaan vettä.
    The cellar is flooded with water.
  2. (figuratively) overwhelmed
    Sydämeni on tulvillaan rakkautta.
    My heart is overwhelmed with love.

Synonyms

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