paalu
See also: Paalu
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish pāl, pāle (compare modern Swedish påle; cognate with English pole); ultimately from Latin pālus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑːlu/, [ˈpɑːlu]
- Rhymes: -ɑːlu
- Syllabification(key): paa‧lu
Noun
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
Usage notes
Declension
Inflection of paalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | paalu | paalut | ||
genitive | paalun | paalujen | ||
partitive | paalua | paaluja | ||
illative | paaluun | paaluihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | paalu | paalut | ||
accusative | nom. | paalu | paalut | |
gen. | paalun | |||
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. |
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