purje

See also Purje

Finnish

(index pu)

Etymology

From a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian burė.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpurje̞ˣ], X-SAMPA: ["purje(?)]
• Hyphenation: pur‧je
• Rhymes: -e

Noun

purje

1. (nautical) A sail.
2. (nautical) A rag (a sail).
3. (nautical) A sheet (a sail).

Declension

Declension of purje (type hame) singular plural nominative purje purjeet genitive purjeen purjeiden purjeitten partitive purjetta purjeita accusative purje purjeen purjeet inessive purjeessa purjeissa elative purjeesta purjeista illative purjeeseen purjeisiin purjeihin adessive purjeella purjeilla ablative purjeelta purjeilta allative purjeelle purjeille essive purjeena purjeina translative purjeeksi purjeiksi instructive – purjein abessive purjeetta purjeitta comitative – purjeineen

Synonyms

• rätti (slang)

Derived terms

• purjehtia

Compounds

• isopurje
• kahvelipurje
• keulapurje
• purjekangas
• purjelaiva
• purjelento
• purjeneula
• purjevene