/ˈkuluɑˣ/, [ˈkuluɑ̝(ʔ)]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *kuludak (compare Estonian kuluma, Livonian ku’llõ), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kule- (compare Erzya каладомс (kaladoms), Northern Khanty [Term?], Northern Mansi [Term?]).
- intransitiveto wear (out/thin/down)
- intransitiveto get spent, go
- intransitiveto be/get consumed, to get eaten
- intransitiveto go by, pass by, pass off, elapse
“Vuosituhannen vaihde kului ilman katastrofeja.” — The millennium passed off without any disasters.
- figuratively, intransitiveto be hackneyed, to become trite; to become uninteresting by (too) frequent use
Formskulun(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kulu(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kulunut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kulunut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · kulut(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kulu(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kulunut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kulunut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kuluu(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kulu(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kulunut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kulunut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · kulumme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kulu(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kuluneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kuluneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · kulutte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kulu(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kuluneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kuluneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)