# nolla
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish nolla (“(the digit) zero”), from Italian nulla (“nothing”), from Latin nūlla, feminine of Latin nūllus (“none”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnolːɑ/, [ˈno̞lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olːɑ
* Hyphenation: nol‧la

### Numeral

nolla
* zero

#### Declension
### Noun

nolla
* digit zero
* a person of little worth or usefulness, good-for-nothing
* (electricity) neutral (electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nolla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nollani
nollani
accusative
nom.
nollani
nollani
gen.
nollani
genitive
nollani
nollieni nollaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nollaani
nolliani
inessive
nollassani
nollissani
elative
nollastani
nollistani
illative
nollaani
nolliini
adessive
nollallani
nollillani
ablative
nollaltani
nolliltani
allative
nollalleni
nollilleni
essive
nollanani
nollinani
translative
nollakseni
nollikseni
abessive
nollattani
nollittani
instructive
comitative
—nollineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nollasi
nollasi
accusative
nom.
nollasi
nollasi
gen.
nollasi
genitive
nollasi
nolliesi nollaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nollaasi
nolliasi
inessive
nollassasi
nollissasi
elative
nollastasi
nollistasi
illative
nollaasi
nolliisi
adessive
nollallasi
nollillasi
ablative
nollaltasi
nolliltasi
allative
nollallesi
nollillesi
essive
nollanasi
nollinasi
translative
nollaksesi
nolliksesi
abessive
nollattasi
nollittasi
instructive
comitative
—nollinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nollamme
nollamme
accusative
nom.
nollamme
nollamme
gen.
nollamme
genitive
nollamme
nolliemme nollaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nollaamme
nolliamme
inessive
nollassamme
nollissamme
elative
nollastamme
nollistamme
illative
nollaamme
nolliimme
adessive
nollallamme
nollillamme
ablative
nollaltamme
nolliltamme
allative
nollallemme
nollillemme
essive
nollanamme
nollinamme
translative
nollaksemme
nolliksemme
abessive
nollattamme
nollittamme
instructive
comitative
—nollinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nollanne
nollanne
accusative
nom.
nollanne
nollanne
gen.
nollanne
genitive
nollanne
nollienne nollainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nollaanne
nollianne
inessive
nollassanne
nollissanne
elative
nollastanne
nollistanne
illative
nollaanne
nolliinne
adessive
nollallanne
nollillanne
ablative
nollaltanne
nolliltanne
allative
nollallenne
nollillenne
essive
nollananne
nollinanne
translative
nollaksenne
nolliksenne
abessive
nollattanne
nollittanne
instructive
comitative
—nollinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nollansa
nollansa
accusative
nom.
nollansa
nollansa
gen.
nollansa
genitive
nollansa
nolliensa nollainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nollaansa
nolliaan nolliansa
inessive
nollassaan nollassansa
nollissaan nollissansa
elative
nollastaan nollastansa
nollistaan nollistansa
illative
nollaansa
nolliinsa
adessive
nollallaan nollallansa
nollillaan nollillansa
ablative
nollaltaan nollaltansa
nolliltaan nolliltansa
allative
nollalleen nollallensa
nollilleen nollillensa
essive
nollanaan nollanansa
nollinaan nollinansa
translative
nollakseen nollaksensa
nollikseen nolliksensa
abessive
nollattaan nollattansa
nollittaan nollittansa
instructive
comitative
—nollineen nollinensa :

#### Derived terms

* nollari
* nollas
* nollasti
* etunolla
* nolla-alkio
* nolla-alue
* nolla-asteinen
* nolla-auto
* nolladiodi
* nollaenergiatalo
* nollahypoteesi
* nollajakaja
* nollajohdin
* nollakasvu
* nollakeli
* nollakerho
* nollakisko
* nollakoe
* nollakohta
* nollakoko
* nollakulma
* nollakuponkilaina
* nollalinja
* nollaluokka
* nollamaadoitus
* nollamaatto
* nollamatriisi
* nollameridiaani
* nollanjakaja
* nollaosoitin
* nollapainovoima
* nollapeli
* nollapersoona
* nollapiste
* nollapituuspiiri
* nollaraja
* nollasarja
* nollasummapeli
* nollata
* nollataulu
* nollatili
* nollatoleranssi
* nollatulos
* nollatutkimus
* nollaulotteinen
* nollavektori
* nollavika
* ristinolla

### Further reading

* “nolla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nullus.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈnolːla/

### Numeral

nolˈla
* zero

#### Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* nulla (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
* nul (Sursilvan)
* nola, nula (Sutsilvan)

### Etymology

From Latin nullus.

### Numeral

nolla
* (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) zero

## Swedish
### Etymology

From the digit noll (“zero”).

### Noun

nolla c
* a zero; the symbol, or digit, "0".
* a zero (of a scale)
* a loser, nobody
    Vilken nolla.What a loser.
* a person who recently started university or gymnasium, and has not yet been "introduced" to the school by the older students; person taking part, as a new student, in an orientation week
    En nolla gick vilse och var borta i över två timmar.A fresher went wrong and was lost for over two hours.

#### Declension
### Verb

nolla (present nollar, preterite nollade, supine nollat, imperative nolla)
* to reset, to calibrate to zero
    Nolla mätarna och börja om.Reset the meters and start again.
* to haze (initiate a new student, called nolla, noun)
    Vi ska nolla de nya studenterna.We're going to haze the new students.
* (sports) to shut out, to prevent (an opponent) from scoring

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Synonyms

* (reset): nollställa
* (haze): inkila
* (haze): insparka
* (haze): inviga

#### Related terms

* nollning

### See also

* etta, tvåa, trea, fyra, femma, sexa, sjua, åtta, nia, tia, elva, tolva

### References

* nolla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* nolla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nolla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)