muju

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muju. Cognate with Karelian muju, Ludian muju, Veps muju, all meaning "dye, color". The original meaning was probably "fine dust, ash".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuju/, [ˈmuju]
• Rhymes: -uju
• Syllabification^(key): mu‧ju

Noun

muju

1. Fine waste material.
2. Generally, any kind of waste product left over from a process, refuse.

Declension

Inflection of muju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		muju	mujut
genitive		mujun	mujujen
partitive		mujua	mujuja
illative		mujuun	mujuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		muju	mujut
accusative	nom.	muju	mujut
	gen.	mujun
genitive		mujun	mujujen
partitive		mujua	mujuja
inessive		mujussa	mujuissa
elative		mujusta	mujuista
illative		mujuun	mujuihin
adessive		mujulla	mujuilla
ablative		mujulta	mujuilta
allative		mujulle	mujuille
essive		mujuna	mujuina
translative		mujuksi	mujuiksi
abessive		mujutta	mujuitta
instructive		—	mujuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of muju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mujuni mujuni accusative nom. mujuni mujuni gen. mujuni genitive mujuni mujujeni partitive mujuani mujujani inessive mujussani mujuissani elative mujustani mujuistani illative mujuuni mujuihini adessive mujullani mujuillani ablative mujultani mujuiltani allative mujulleni mujuilleni essive mujunani mujuinani translative mujukseni mujuikseni abessive mujuttani mujuittani instructive — — comitative — mujuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mujusi mujusi accusative nom. mujusi mujusi gen. mujusi genitive mujusi mujujesi partitive mujuasi mujujasi inessive mujussasi mujuissasi elative mujustasi mujuistasi illative mujuusi mujuihisi adessive mujullasi mujuillasi ablative mujultasi mujuiltasi allative mujullesi mujuillesi essive mujunasi mujuinasi translative mujuksesi mujuiksesi abessive mujuttasi mujuittasi instructive — — comitative — mujuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mujumme mujumme accusative nom. mujumme mujumme gen. mujumme genitive mujumme mujujemme partitive mujuamme mujujamme inessive mujussamme mujuissamme elative mujustamme mujuistamme illative mujuumme mujuihimme adessive mujullamme mujuillamme ablative mujultamme mujuiltamme allative mujullemme mujuillemme essive mujunamme mujuinamme translative mujuksemme mujuiksemme abessive mujuttamme mujuittamme instructive — — comitative — mujuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mujunne mujunne accusative nom. mujunne mujunne gen. mujunne genitive mujunne mujujenne partitive mujuanne mujujanne inessive mujussanne mujuissanne elative mujustanne mujuistanne illative mujuunne mujuihinne adessive mujullanne mujuillanne ablative mujultanne mujuiltanne allative mujullenne mujuillenne essive mujunanne mujuinanne translative mujuksenne mujuiksenne abessive mujuttanne mujuittanne instructive — — comitative — mujuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mujunsa mujunsa accusative nom. mujunsa mujunsa gen. mujunsa genitive mujunsa mujujensa partitive mujuaan mujuansa mujujaan mujujansa inessive mujussaan mujussansa mujuissaan mujuissansa elative mujustaan mujustansa mujuistaan mujuistansa illative mujuunsa mujuihinsa adessive mujullaan mujullansa mujuillaan mujuillansa ablative mujultaan mujultansa mujuiltaan mujuiltansa allative mujulleen mujullensa mujuilleen mujuillensa essive mujunaan mujunansa mujuinaan mujuinansa translative mujukseen mujuksensa mujuikseen mujuiksensa abessive mujuttaan mujuttansa mujuittaan mujuittansa instructive — — comitative — mujuineen mujuinensa

Derived terms

• Mujunen

 

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muju.

Noun

muju

1. color

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muju.

Noun

muju

1. paint
2. dye
3. colour

Inflection

Inflection of muju (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	muju
genitive sing.	mujun
partitive sing.	mujud
partitive plur.	mujuid
	singular	plural
nominative	muju	mujud
accusative	mujun	mujud
genitive	mujun	mujuiden
partitive	mujud	mujuid
essive-instructive	mujun	mujuin
translative	mujuks	mujuikš
inessive	mujus	mujuiš
elative	mujuspäi	mujuišpäi
illative	mujuhu	mujuihe
adessive	mujul	mujuil
ablative	mujulpäi	mujuilpäi
allative	mujule	mujuile
abessive	mujuta	mujuita
comitative	mujunke	mujuidenke
prolative	mujudme	mujuidme
approximative I	mujunno	mujuidenno
approximative II	mujunnoks	mujuidennoks
egressive	mujunnopäi	mujuidennopäi
terminative I	mujuhusai	mujuihesai
terminative II	mujulesai	mujuilesai
terminative III	mujussai	—
additive I	mujuhupäi	mujuihepäi
additive II	mujulepäi	mujuilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “краска, цвет”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika