See also: Paalu

Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑːlu/, [ˈpɑ̝ːlu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlu
  • Syllabification(key): paa‧lu

Noun

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paalu

  1. 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)
    toteemipaalutotem pole
  2. pile (large stake, driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, etc.)
    paalujunttapile driver
  3. (historical) the stake (upright piece of timber to which a person condemned to death by burning alive was affixed)
  4. (heraldry) pale
  5. (slang) money

Usage notes

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Declension

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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
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
abessive paalutta paaluitta
instructive paaluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of paalu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paaluni paaluni
accusative nom. paaluni paaluni
gen. 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
abessive paaluttani paaluittani
instructive
comitative paaluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paalusi paalusi
accusative nom. paalusi paalusi
gen. 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
abessive paaluttasi paaluittasi
instructive
comitative paaluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paalumme paalumme
accusative nom. paalumme paalumme
gen. 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
abessive paaluttamme paaluittamme
instructive
comitative paaluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paalunne paalunne
accusative nom. paalunne paalunne
gen. 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
abessive paaluttanne paaluittanne
instructive
comitative paaluinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative paalunsa paalunsa
accusative nom. paalunsa paalunsa
gen. paalunsa
genitive paalunsa paalujensa
partitive paaluaan
paaluansa
paalujaan
paalujansa
inessive paalussaan
paalussansa
paaluissaan
paaluissansa
elative paalustaan
paalustansa
paaluistaan
paaluistansa
illative paaluunsa paaluihinsa
adessive paalullaan
paalullansa
paaluillaan
paaluillansa
ablative paalultaan
paalultansa
paaluiltaan
paaluiltansa
allative paalulleen
paalullensa
paaluilleen
paaluillensa
essive paalunaan
paalunansa
paaluinaan
paaluinansa
translative paalukseen
paaluksensa
paaluikseen
paaluiksensa
abessive paaluttaan
paaluttansa
paaluittaan
paaluittansa
instructive
comitative paaluineen
paaluinensa

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