Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish pāl, pāle (compare modern Swedish påle; cognate with English pole); ultimately from Latin pālus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑːlu/, [ˈpɑ̝ːlu]
- Rhymes: -ɑːlu
- Syllabification(key): paa‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): paa‧lu
Noun
paalu
- stake, pole, stanchion (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)
|
| 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
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| 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.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
paaluni
|
paaluni
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| 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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