Adjective: nolo
Declension: 1/valo
Comparison
| Positive | nolo |
| Comparative | nolompi |
| Superlative | noloin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | nolo |
| Accusative | nolo; nolon |
| Genetive | nolon |
| Partitive | noloa |
| Inessive | nolossa |
| Elative | nolosta |
| Illative | noloon |
| Adessive | nololla |
| Ablative | nololta |
| Allative | nololle |
| Essive | nolona |
| Translative | noloksi |
| Abessive | nolotta |
Plural
| Nominative | nolot |
| Accusative | nolot |
| Genetive | nolojen |
| Partitive | noloja |
| Inessive | noloissa |
| Elative | noloista |
| Illative | noloihin |
| Adessive | noloilla |
| Ablative | noloilta |
| Allative | noloille |
| Essive | noloina |
| Translative | noloiksi |
| Abessive | noloitta |
| Instructive | noloin |
| Comitative | noloine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | nolompi |
| Accusative | nolompi; nolomman |
| Genetive | nolomman |
| Partitive | nolompaa |
| Inessive | nolommassa |
| Elative | nolommasta |
| Illative | nolompaan |
| Adessive | nolommalla |
| Ablative | nolommalta |
| Allative | nolommalle |
| Essive | nolompana |
| Translative | nolommaksi |
| Abessive | nolommatta |
Plural
| Nominative | nolommat |
| Accusative | nolommat |
| Genetive | nolompien |
| Partitive | nolompia |
| Inessive | nolommissa |
| Elative | nolommista |
| Illative | nolompiin |
| Adessive | nolommilla |
| Ablative | nolommilta |
| Allative | nolommille |
| Essive | nolompina |
| Translative | nolommiksi |
| Abessive | nolommitta |
| Instructive | nolommin |
| Comitative | nolompine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | noloin |
| Accusative | noloin; noloimman |
| Genetive | noloimman |
| Partitive | noloimpaa |
| Inessive | noloimmassa |
| Elative | noloimmasta |
| Illative | noloimpaan |
| Adessive | noloimmalla |
| Ablative | noloimmalta |
| Allative | noloimmalle |
| Essive | noloimpana |
| Translative | noloimmaksi |
| Abessive | noloimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | noloimmat |
| Accusative | noloimmat |
| Genetive | noloimpien; nolointen |
| Partitive | noloimpia |
| Inessive | noloimmissa |
| Elative | noloimmista |
| Illative | noloimpiin |
| Adessive | noloimmilla |
| Ablative | noloimmilta |
| Allative | noloimmille |
| Essive | noloimpina |
| Translative | noloimmiksi |
| Abessive | noloimmitta |
| Instructive | noloimmin |
| Comitative | noloimpine |
Sample Sentences
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Hän oli kovin nolo jäätyään kiinni itse teossa. (He was so embarrassed for having been caught in the act.)
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Se oli todella nolo tilanne. (It was a really awkward situation.)
Adjectives inflected like nolo
skitso,
uudehko,
paksuhko,
epähieno,
ohuehko,
epäjalo,
leino,
macho,
hoopo,
hieno,
huono,
nirso,
niuho,
kollo,
kolho,
kouho,
kiero,
keijo,
kehno,
kaino, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Unknown. Probably related to Moksha нола (nola, “lazy”) and Erzya нулномс (nulnoms, “to lurch; to knock around”). Alternatively possibly a Sami borrowing (compare Northern Sami nolˈlát (“to squat”)).
Translations