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sukkela.

quick, swift

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsukːelɑ/[ˈs̠ukːe̞lɑ̝]
  1. quick, swift

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Possibly from sukki (“cunning, wise, spiteful”) (rare, dialectal) + -la, although the supposed root word is only very scarcely attested (in one dictionary, with no attestations elsewhere). Compare also sukeltaa (“to dive”), which could conceivably be related to sukkela.

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