paju

See also: pàjù

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju, from Proto-Uralic *pajiw (“willow; a species of Salix”). Cognate with Finnish paju and Hungarian fagyal.

Noun

paju (genitive paju, partitive paju)

1. willow

Declension

Declension of paju (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		paju	pajud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	paju
genitive			pajude
partitive		paju	pajusid
illative		pajju pajusse	pajudesse
inessive		pajus	pajudes
elative		pajust	pajudest
allative		pajule	pajudele
adessive		pajul	pajudel
ablative		pajult	pajudelt
translative		pajuks	pajudeks
terminative		pajuni	pajudeni
essive		pajuna	pajudena
abessive		pajuta	pajudeta
comitative		pajuga	pajudega

Further reading

• “paju”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “paju”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• paju in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju, from Proto-Uralic *pajiw (“willow”). Cognates include Estonian paju and Hungarian fagyal (“privet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑ̝ju]
• Rhymes: -ɑju
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ju

Noun

paju

1. willow (Salix)

Declension

Inflection of paju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		paju	pajut
genitive		pajun	pajujen
partitive		pajua	pajuja
illative		pajuun	pajuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paju	pajut
accusative	nom.	paju	pajut
	gen.	pajun
genitive		pajun	pajujen
partitive		pajua	pajuja
inessive		pajussa	pajuissa
elative		pajusta	pajuista
illative		pajuun	pajuihin
adessive		pajulla	pajuilla
ablative		pajulta	pajuilta
allative		pajulle	pajuille
essive		pajuna	pajuina
translative		pajuksi	pajuiksi
abessive		pajutta	pajuitta
instructive		—	pajuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pajuni pajuni accusative nom. pajuni pajuni gen. pajuni genitive pajuni pajujeni partitive pajuani pajujani inessive pajussani pajuissani elative pajustani pajuistani illative pajuuni pajuihini adessive pajullani pajuillani ablative pajultani pajuiltani allative pajulleni pajuilleni essive pajunani pajuinani translative pajukseni pajuikseni abessive pajuttani pajuittani instructive — — comitative — pajuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pajusi pajusi accusative nom. pajusi pajusi gen. pajusi genitive pajusi pajujesi partitive pajuasi pajujasi inessive pajussasi pajuissasi elative pajustasi pajuistasi illative pajuusi pajuihisi adessive pajullasi pajuillasi ablative pajultasi pajuiltasi allative pajullesi pajuillesi essive pajunasi pajuinasi translative pajuksesi pajuiksesi abessive pajuttasi pajuittasi instructive — — comitative — pajuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pajumme pajumme accusative nom. pajumme pajumme gen. pajumme genitive pajumme pajujemme partitive pajuamme pajujamme inessive pajussamme pajuissamme elative pajustamme pajuistamme illative pajuumme pajuihimme adessive pajullamme pajuillamme ablative pajultamme pajuiltamme allative pajullemme pajuillemme essive pajunamme pajuinamme translative pajuksemme pajuiksemme abessive pajuttamme pajuittamme instructive — — comitative — pajuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pajunne pajunne accusative nom. pajunne pajunne gen. pajunne genitive pajunne pajujenne partitive pajuanne pajujanne inessive pajussanne pajuissanne elative pajustanne pajuistanne illative pajuunne pajuihinne adessive pajullanne pajuillanne ablative pajultanne pajuiltanne allative pajullenne pajuillenne essive pajunanne pajuinanne translative pajuksenne pajuiksenne abessive pajuttanne pajuittanne instructive — — comitative — pajuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pajunsa pajunsa accusative nom. pajunsa pajunsa gen. pajunsa genitive pajunsa pajujensa partitive pajuaan pajuansa pajujaan pajujansa inessive pajussaan pajussansa pajuissaan pajuissansa elative pajustaan pajustansa pajuistaan pajuistansa illative pajuunsa pajuihinsa adessive pajullaan pajullansa pajuillaan pajuillansa ablative pajultaan pajultansa pajuiltaan pajuiltansa allative pajulleen pajullensa pajuilleen pajuillensa essive pajunaan pajunansa pajuinaan pajuinansa translative pajukseen pajuksensa pajuikseen pajuiksensa abessive pajuttaan pajuttansa pajuittaan pajuittansa instructive — — comitative — pajuineen pajuinensa

Derived terms

• pajukko
• Pajula
• Pajunen

 

compounds

• ahopaju
• energiapaju
• hanhenpaju
• hopeapaju
• itkupaju
• koripaju
• mustuvapaju
• napapaju
• outapaju
• Pajukangas
• pajukasvi
• pajukoppa
• pajukori
• Pajukoski
• pajuköysi
• Pajulahti
• pajulintu
• Pajuluoma
• Pajumäki
• Pajuniemi
• pajunkissa
• pajunköysi
• pajunoksa
• pajunvarsi
• pajunvitsa
• Pajuoja
• pajupensaikko
• pajupensas
• pajupilli
• pajupuu
• pajuseitikki
• pajusirkku
• pajutyö
• pajuvitsa
• takapaju
• talvikkipaju
• valkopaju

 

Further reading

• “paju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Ingrian

Paju.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju. Cognates include Finnish paju and Estonian paju.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑju]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑju]
• Rhymes: -ɑju
• Hyphenation: pa‧ju

Noun

paju

1. willow

Declension

Declension of paju (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	paju	pajut
genitive	pajun	paijuin, pajuloin
partitive	paijua	pajuja, pajuloja
illative	paijuu	paijui, pajuloihe
inessive	pajus	pajuis, pajulois
elative	pajust	pajuist, pajuloist
allative	pajulle	pajuille, pajuloille
adessive	pajul	pajuil, pajuloil
ablative	pajult	pajuilt, pajuloilt
translative	pajuks	pajuiks, pajuloiks
essive	pajunna, paijuun	pajuinna, pajuloinna, paijuin, pajuloin
exessive1)	pajunt	pajuint, pajuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• esipaju
• pajuisikko
• pajupuu
• pajusoittu
• pajuvitsa
• takapaju

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 377

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju.

Noun

paju (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. willow

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑʝu]
• Rhymes: -ɑju
• Hyphenation: pa‧ju

Noun

paju

1. willow

Inflection

Declension of paju (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	paju	pajud
genitive	paju	pajujõ, pajui
partitive	pajjua	pajuitõ, pajui
illative	pajjusõ, pajju	pajuisõ
inessive	pajuz	pajuiz
elative	pajussõ	pajuissõ
allative	pajulõ	pajuilõ
adessive	pajullõ	pajuillõ
ablative	pajultõ	pajuiltõ
translative	pajussi	pajuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paju”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn