paalu

See also: Paalu

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

Noun

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)

   toteemipaalu ― totem pole

2. pile (large stake, driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, etc.)

   paalujuntta ― pile 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

• Finnish words referring to long and slender objects which may be translated into English as "pole" include: tanko, pylväs, salko, puomi, seiväs, sauva.

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
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

Derived terms

• paaluttaa

 

compounds

• häpeäpaalu
• merkkipaalu
• paaluaita
• paaluaitaus
• paalujuntta
• paalukylä
• paalupaikka
• paaluperustus
• paalurakennus
• paalusolmu
• paaluvarustus
• paaluveto
• peruspaalu
• rajapaalu
• sumupaalu
• toteemipaalu

 

Further reading

• “paalu”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Lapua, Palau, Paula, lupaa, palau, paula, pulaa