pullollaan

Finnish

Etymology

< pullolla (adessive singular) + possessive suffix; the stem is from pullottaa (“to bulge”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulːolːɑːn/, [ˈpulːo̞lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ulːolːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): pul‧lol‧laan

Adverb

pullollaan

1. 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

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

→○	allative	pullolleen
○	adessive	pullollaan
○→	ablative	–

Synonyms

• täynnä

Further reading

• “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