paalu

See also: Paalu

Finnish

Borrowed from Old Swedish pāl, pāle (compare modern Swedish påle; cognate with English pole); ultimately from Latin pālus.

paalu

stake, pole (long and slender piece of wood or other material, often pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay)
toteemipaalu ― totem pole
pile (large stake, driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, etc.)
paalujuntta ― pile driver
(historical) the stake (upright piece of timber to which a person condemned to death by burning alive was affixed)
(heraldry) pale
(slang) money

Finnish words referring to long and slender objects which may be translated into English as "pole" include: tanko, pylväs, salko, puomi, seiväs, sauva.

Inflection of paalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		paalu	paalut
genitive		paalun	paalujen
partitive		paalua	paaluja
illative		paaluun	paaluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paalu	paalut
accusative	nom.	paalu	paalut
accusative	gen.	paalun	paalut
genitive		paalun	paalujen
partitive		paalua	paaluja
inessive		paalussa	paaluissa
elative		paalusta	paaluista
illative		paaluun	paaluihin
adessive		paalulla	paaluilla
ablative		paalulta	paaluilta
allative		paalulle	paaluille
essive		paaluna	paaluina
translative		paaluksi	paaluiksi
instructive		—	paaluin
abessive		paalutta	paaluitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paalu (type valo)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paaluni	paaluni
accusative	nom.	paaluni	paaluni
accusative	gen.	paaluni	paaluni
genitive		paaluni	paalujeni
partitive		paaluani	paalujani
inessive		paalussani	paaluissani
elative		paalustani	paaluistani
illative		paaluuni	paaluihini
adessive		paalullani	paaluillani
ablative		paalultani	paaluiltani
allative		paalulleni	paaluilleni
essive		paalunani	paaluinani
translative		paalukseni	paaluikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		paaluttani	paaluittani
comitative		—	paaluineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paalusi	paalusi
accusative	nom.	paalusi	paalusi
accusative	gen.	paalusi	paalusi
genitive		paalusi	paalujesi
partitive		paaluasi	paalujasi
inessive		paalussasi	paaluissasi
elative		paalustasi	paaluistasi
illative		paaluusi	paaluihisi
adessive		paalullasi	paaluillasi
ablative		paalultasi	paaluiltasi
allative		paalullesi	paaluillesi
essive		paalunasi	paaluinasi
translative		paaluksesi	paaluiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		paaluttasi	paaluittasi
comitative		—	paaluinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paalumme	paalumme
accusative	nom.	paalumme	paalumme
accusative	gen.	paalumme	paalumme
genitive		paalumme	paalujemme
partitive		paaluamme	paalujamme
inessive		paalussamme	paaluissamme
elative		paalustamme	paaluistamme
illative		paaluumme	paaluihimme
adessive		paalullamme	paaluillamme
ablative		paalultamme	paaluiltamme
allative		paalullemme	paaluillemme
essive		paalunamme	paaluinamme
translative		paaluksemme	paaluiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		paaluttamme	paaluittamme
comitative		—	paaluinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		paalunne	paalunne
accusative	nom.	paalunne	paalunne
accusative	gen.	paalunne	paalunne
genitive		paalunne	paalujenne
partitive		paaluanne	paalujanne
inessive		paalussanne	paaluissanne
elative		paalustanne	paaluistanne
illative		paaluunne	paaluihinne
adessive		paalullanne	paaluillanne
ablative		paalultanne	paaluiltanne
allative		paalullenne	paaluillenne
essive		paalunanne	paaluinanne
translative		paaluksenne	paaluiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		paaluttanne	paaluittanne
comitative		—	paaluinenne

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