sivellä

== Finnish == === Etymology === sipa- +‎ -ellä; from the same root as sipaista. The levelling of -v- to all forms may have been influenced by hivellä or sivaltaa. Related to Karelian sivellä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsiʋelːæˣ/, [ˈs̠iʋe̞lːæ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -iʋelːæ Syllabification(key): si‧vel‧lä Hyphenation(key): si‧vel‧lä === Verb === sivellä (transitive) to paint (apply paint to) [with illative or allative ‘in/on’] to spread (smear, distribute in a thin layer) [with illative or allative ‘in/on’] to stroke (as if in a painting motion, e.g. a moustache) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sivaltaa === Further reading === “sivellä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === vesillä