# lulla
## English
### Interjection

lulla
* Alternative form of lullay

### See also

* ulla-lulla

## Faroese
### Etymology

Imitative or onomatopoeic sounds to lull a child to sleep.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlʊlːa/
* Rhymes: -ʊlːa
* Homophone: lullað

### Verb

lulla (third person singular past indicative lullaði, third person plural past indicative lullaðu, supine lullað)
* (childish, of people) to sleep, to go beddie-byes
    Vilt tú lulla?Do you want to go to sleep?

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly from Swedish lulla, if not an original childspeak word.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlulːɑ/, [ˈlulːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ulːɑ
* Hyphenation: lul‧la

### Noun

lulla
* (dialectal, childish) cradle (rocking bed for a baby)
    Synonym: kehto
* (slang) Synonym of sivuvaunu (“sidecar”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lulla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lullani
lullani
accusative
nom.
lullani
lullani
gen.
lullani
genitive
lullani
lullieni lullaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lullaani
lulliani
inessive
lullassani
lullissani
elative
lullastani
lullistani
illative
lullaani
lulliini
adessive
lullallani
lullillani
ablative
lullaltani
lulliltani
allative
lullalleni
lullilleni
essive
lullanani
lullinani
translative
lullakseni
lullikseni
abessive
lullattani
lullittani
instructive
comitative
—lullineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lullasi
lullasi
accusative
nom.
lullasi
lullasi
gen.
lullasi
genitive
lullasi
lulliesi lullaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lullaasi
lulliasi
inessive
lullassasi
lullissasi
elative
lullastasi
lullistasi
illative
lullaasi
lulliisi
adessive
lullallasi
lullillasi
ablative
lullaltasi
lulliltasi
allative
lullallesi
lullillesi
essive
lullanasi
lullinasi
translative
lullaksesi
lulliksesi
abessive
lullattasi
lullittasi
instructive
comitative
—lullinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lullamme
lullamme
accusative
nom.
lullamme
lullamme
gen.
lullamme
genitive
lullamme
lulliemme lullaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lullaamme
lulliamme
inessive
lullassamme
lullissamme
elative
lullastamme
lullistamme
illative
lullaamme
lulliimme
adessive
lullallamme
lullillamme
ablative
lullaltamme
lulliltamme
allative
lullallemme
lullillemme
essive
lullanamme
lullinamme
translative
lullaksemme
lulliksemme
abessive
lullattamme
lullittamme
instructive
comitative
—lullinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lullanne
lullanne
accusative
nom.
lullanne
lullanne
gen.
lullanne
genitive
lullanne
lullienne lullainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lullaanne
lullianne
inessive
lullassanne
lullissanne
elative
lullastanne
lullistanne
illative
lullaanne
lulliinne
adessive
lullallanne
lullillanne
ablative
lullaltanne
lulliltanne
allative
lullallenne
lullillenne
essive
lullananne
lullinanne
translative
lullaksenne
lulliksenne
abessive
lullattanne
lullittanne
instructive
comitative
—lullinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lullansa
lullansa
accusative
nom.
lullansa
lullansa
gen.
lullansa
genitive
lullansa
lulliensa lullainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lullaansa
lulliaan lulliansa
inessive
lullassaan lullassansa
lullissaan lullissansa
elative
lullastaan lullastansa
lullistaan lullistansa
illative
lullaansa
lulliinsa
adessive
lullallaan lullallansa
lullillaan lullillansa
ablative
lullaltaan lullaltansa
lulliltaan lulliltansa
allative
lullalleen lullallensa
lullilleen lullillensa
essive
lullanaan lullanansa
lullinaan lullinansa
translative
lullakseen lullaksensa
lullikseen lulliksensa
abessive
lullattaan lullattansa
lullittaan lullittansa
instructive
comitative
—lullineen lullinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lullukka

### Further reading

* “lulla”, 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

## Swedish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English lullaby.

### Verb

lulla (present lullar, preterite lullade, supine lullat, imperative lulla)
* (now rare) Synonym of vyssja (“lull”)
* (often with omkring (“around, about”)) to teeter, to totter (walk unsteadily)

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* lull

#### See also

* vyssan lull

### References

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