English

Etymology
S. olla#Spanish|olla, from L. olla#Latin|olla, aulla; akin to the w:Sanskrit language|Sanskrit (ukh�), that is pot, and probably to w:Gothic language|Gothic (auhns), oven.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'�l�/

Noun
en-noun

1. a cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries

#:*1992, On top of the counter were three clay jars or ollas. Two of them were empty but the third was covered with the tin lid from a lardpail and the lid was notched to accommodate the handle of an enamel#verb|enameled tin dipper. � w:Cormac McCarthy?|Cormac McCarthy?, All the Pretty Horses

1. A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
2. A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.

Estonian

Etymology
From the same Finno-Ugric root *wole- as Hungarian volt.

Verb
olla

1. to be (da-infinitive)

Category:Estonian verbs
Category:et:Uralic derivations

Finnish

Etymology
Same as Estonian olla#Estonian|olla.

Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ol·la
Rhymes: Rhymes:Finnish:-l��|-l��
IPA|lang=fi|['o�l��(�)]

Verb
fi-verb|-|type=99

1. italbrac-colon|copula|copular To be (indicating that the subject and the object form the same thing).

#:minä|Minä olen lääkäri.
#::I am a doctor.

1. italbrac-colon|copula|copular To be, constitute, make up, form.

#:tuo#Finnish|Tuo on maanpetos.
#::That constitutes (high) treason.

1. intransitive ~ (olemassa) to exist — the subject often indefinite in partitive case -> verb in 3rd-pers. sg.

#:rakkaus|Rakkautta ei#Finnish|ei ole (olemassa).
#::Love doesn't exist.

1. intransitive To behave, act (as if...) (when followed by a subordinate clause beginning with (ikään) kuin, requiring conditional mood).

#:hän|Hän oli (ikään) kuin ei#Finnish|ei olisi huomata|huomannut mikään|mitään.
#::He behaved as if he had'nt noticed anything.

1. context|transitive|auxiliary|lang=fi To have (a verb to build active present perfect tense and active past perfect tense, taking active past participle, ending -nut/-nyt (sg.) or -neet (pl.)).

#:Olen jo syödä|syönyt tänään.
#::I have already eaten today.
#:Olemme jo syöneet tänään.
#::We have already eaten today.
#:Olin jo syönyt.
#::I had already eaten.
#:Olimme jo syöneet.
#::We had already eaten.

1. context|transitive|auxiliary|lang=fi To have (a verb to build impersonal simple past tense, impersonal passive present perfect tense and impersonal passive past perfect tense, taking passive past participle, ending -tu/-ty).

#:aamiainen|Aamiainen oli jo syöty.
#::Breakfast had already been eaten.

1. intransitive adessive + 3rd-pers. sg. + nominative/partitive/accusative = to have; to own, to possess.

#:minä|Minulla on/oli/on ollut kissa (nom.). (when in positive sentences, countable nouns in nominative)
#::I have/had/have had a cat.
#:Minulla ei#Finnish|ei ole kissaa (part.). (when in negative sentences, countable nouns in partitive)
#::I don't have a cat.
#:Minulla on/oli/on ollut sinut (acc.). (when in positive sentences, personal pronouns in accusative)
#::I have/had/have had you.
#:Minulla ei ole/ei ollut/ei ole ollut sinä|sinua (part.). (when in negative sentences, personal pronouns in partitive)
#::I don't have/didn't have/haven't had you.
#:Minulla on/ei ole rahaa (part.). (singular uncountable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)
#::I have/don't have money.
#:Minulla on valta (nom.). (with an uncountable noun in nominative, the meaning or nuance of the sentence changes:)
#::I've got the power.''

1. intransitive missä + 3rd-pers. sg. + nominative/partitive = there is / are + subject + where?

#:pöytä|Pöydällä on kissa. (when in positive sentences, singular countable nouns in nominative)
#::There is a cat on the table.
#:Pöydällä ei ole kissaa. (when in negative sentences, singular countable nouns in partitive)
#::There is no cat on the table.
#:Pöydällä on/ei ole kissoja. (plural countable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)
#::There are (some) cats / There are no cats on the table.
#:lattia|Lattialla on/ei ole rahaa. (singular uncountable nouns in partitive in both positive and negative sentences)
#::There is (some) / There is no money on the floor.

1. intransitive genitive + 3rd-pers. sg. + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to do sth, must do sth; be obliged/forced to do sth.

#:Minun (gen.) on nyt mentävä.
#::I have to go now.
#:Minun on palautettava kirja kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä.
#::I have to return the book to the library by Friday.
#*that same in passive voice|passive: nominative/accusative + 3rd-pers. sg. + passive present participle, -tava/-tävä = to have to be done, must be done.
#:Kirja (nom.) on palautettava kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä. (countable nouns in nominative)
#::The book has to be returned to the library by Friday.
#:Onko sinä|sinut (acc.) hiljennettevä pakko|pakolla? (personal pronouns in accusative)
#::Do I have to make you shut your mouth? (literally: Do you have to be quietened by force?)

1. fi-form of|olla|typeverb|primpersonal|moodindicative|tensepresent connegative

Derived terms
olla (+ vähä|vähällä) + infinitive = to almost/nearly (do sth accidental, harmful, wrong or fateful).
::Olin (vähällä) kaatua lattialle.
::*I almost fell on the door.
olla + :Category:Finnish active present participle essive plural forms|active present participle plural in essive + possessive suffix = to be supposed to do, pretend to do, put on airs of doing, affect:
::mikä|Mikä tämä on olevina-nsa|an? (speaker belittling the object in front of her/him)
::*What is this supposed to be?
::Olit olevina-si|si niin täydellinen.
::*You pretended to be so damn perfect.
olla + :Category:Finnish fifth infinitives|fifth infinitive + possessive suffix by person = to be about to do (when sth happens preventing it):
::Olin lähtemäisillään|lähtemäisillä-ni|ni ulos, kun puhelin soida|soi.
::*I was about to go out when the phone rang.
genitive + 3rd-pers. sg. + pakko + infinitive = to must, have to, be forced to:
::minä|Minun on pakko lähteä nyt.
::*I have to leave now.
genitive + olisi (conditional) parasta + infinitive = had better + infinitive:
::sinä|Sinun olisi parasta olla hiljaa.
::*You had better be silent.
olkoon-kin|kin(, että...) = never mind (that...)
i-c|interjection olkoon mennä|menneeksi = (okay,...) why not, go ahead, (colloquial) what the hell
olla kunto|kunnossa = to be in shape; to be in order
::Usage note
::*If used without an adjective, olla kunnossa is a positive expression, and one might as well say olla hyvässä kunnossa (to be in good shape/order). If necessary, another adjective may be used:
::Olen kamalassa kunnossa. = I'm in an awful shape.
::Olen kohtuullisessa kunnossa lähtemään kotiin. = I'm in a moderate shape to go home.
adjectives: oleellinen, olematon, olennainen, oleva, olevainen
nouns: olemus, olento, olio#Finnish|olio, olo#Finnish|olo, oltavat
verbs: frequentatives oleilla, oleskella; causative olettaa; reflexive oleutua

Related terms
oma#Finnish|oma

Category:Finnish auxiliary verbs
Category:Finnish irregular verbs
Category:fi:Uralic derivations

Karelian

Etymology
See Estonian olla#Estonian|olla.

Verb
olla

1. to be

Category:Karelian verbs
Category:krl:Uralic derivations

Spanish

Etymology
L.|es olla#Latin|olla.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'o�a/

Noun
es-noun-f

1. a pot or pan; a kettle
2. a stew
3. a pool, a whirlpool

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Swedish

Etymology
From the noun ollon.
sv-verb-reg-ar

Verb
olla

1. to touch with one's glans (tip of the penis)

#:''Han ollade min tandborste på fyllan."
#:"He touched my toothbrush with his penis when he was drunk."

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