tulvillaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
tulva (“flood”) + -i- (“plural indicator”) + -lla (“adessive ending”) + -an (“3rd person possessive suffix”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtulʋilːɑːn/, [ˈt̪ulʋilːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ulʋilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): tul‧vil‧laan
Adverb edit
tulvillaan
- flooded with
- Kellari on tulvillaan vettä.
- The cellar is flooded with water.
- (figuratively) overwhelmed
- Sydämeni on tulvillaan rakkautta.
- My heart is overwhelmed with love.