paju
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Paju.
See also: pàjù
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *paju, from Proto-Uralic *pajiw (“willow; a species of Salix”). Cognate with Finnish paju and Hungarian fagyal.
Pronunciation
Noun
paju (genitive paju, partitive paju)
Declension
| Declension of paju (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | paju | pajud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | paju | ||
| genitive | pajude | ||
| partitive | paju | pajusid | |
| illative | pajju pajusse |
pajudesse | |
| inessive | pajus | pajudes | |
| elative | pajust | pajudest | |
| allative | pajule | pajudele | |
| adessive | pajul | pajudel | |
| ablative | pajult | pajudelt | |
| translative | pajuks | pajudeks | |
| terminative | pajuni | pajudeni | |
| essive | pajuna | pajudena | |
| abessive | pajuta | pajudeta | |
| comitative | pajuga | pajudega | |
Further reading
- “paju”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “paju”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- paju in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *paju, from Proto-Uralic *pajiw (“willow”). Cognates include Estonian paju and Hungarian fagyal (“privet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paju
Declension
| Inflection of paju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paju | pajut | |
| genitive | pajun | pajujen | |
| partitive | pajua | pajuja | |
| illative | pajuun | pajuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | paju | pajut | |
| accusative | nom. | paju | pajut |
| gen. | pajun | ||
| genitive | pajun | pajujen | |
| partitive | pajua | pajuja | |
| inessive | pajussa | pajuissa | |
| elative | pajusta | pajuista | |
| illative | pajuun | pajuihin | |
| adessive | pajulla | pajuilla | |
| ablative | pajulta | pajuilta | |
| allative | pajulle | pajuille | |
| essive | pajuna | pajuina | |
| translative | pajuksi | pajuiksi | |
| abessive | pajutta | pajuitta | |
| instructive | — | pajuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
- ahopaju
- energiapaju
- hanhenpaju
- hopeapaju
- itkupaju
- koripaju
- mustuvapaju
- napapaju
- outapaju
- Pajukangas
- pajukasvi
- pajukoppa
- pajukori
- Pajukoski
- pajuköysi
- Pajulahti
- pajulintu
- Pajuluoma
- Pajumäki
- Pajuniemi
- pajunkissa
- pajunköysi
- pajunoksa
- pajunvarsi
- pajunvitsa
- Pajuoja
- pajupensaikko
- pajupensas
- pajupilli
- pajupuu
- pajuseitikki
- pajusirkku
- pajutyö
- pajuvitsa
- takapaju
- talvikkipaju
- valkopaju
Further reading
- “paju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *paju. Cognates include Finnish paju and Estonian paju.
Pronunciation
Noun
paju
Declension
| Declension of paju (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | paju | pajut |
| genitive | pajun | paijuin, pajuloin |
| partitive | paijua | pajuja, pajuloja |
| illative | paijuu | paijui, pajuloihe |
| inessive | pajus | pajuis, pajulois |
| elative | pajust | pajuist, pajuloist |
| allative | pajulle | pajuille, pajuloille |
| adessive | pajul | pajuil, pajuloil |
| ablative | pajult | pajuilt, pajuloilt |
| translative | pajuks | pajuiks, pajuloiks |
| essive | pajunna, paijuun | pajuinna, pajuloinna, paijuin, pajuloin |
| exessive1) | pajunt | pajuint, pajuloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 377
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *paju.
Pronunciation
Noun
paju (genitive , partitive )
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *paju.
Pronunciation
Noun
paju
Inflection
| Declension of paju (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | paju | pajud |
| genitive | paju | pajujõ, pajui |
| partitive | pajjua | pajuitõ, pajui |
| illative | pajjusõ, pajju | pajuisõ |
| inessive | pajuz | pajuiz |
| elative | pajussõ | pajuissõ |
| allative | pajulõ | pajuilõ |
| adessive | pajullõ | pajuillõ |
| ablative | pajultõ | pajuiltõ |
| translative | pajussi | pajuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paju”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn