nuija

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nuija.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnui̯jɑ/, [ˈnui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nui‧ja

Noun

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nuija

  1. club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)
    luolamiehen nuijacaveman's club
  2. mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material)
  3. maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)
  4. bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end)
  5. gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)
    puheenjohtajan nuijachairman's gavel
    Hän oli sellainen tuomari, joka heiluttaa nuijaa yhdellä kädellä ja ottaa lahjuksia toisella.
    He was the sort of judge who swings the gavel with one hand and takes bribes with the other.
  6. (music) Synonym of malletti (mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments)
  7. (colloquial) fool, idiot, clod
    Synonyms: ääliö, torvi, pölkkypää, idiootti, hölmö

Declension

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Inflection of nuija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative nuija nuijat
genitive nuijan nuijien
partitive nuijaa nuijia
illative nuijaan nuijiin
singular plural
nominative nuija nuijat
accusative nom. nuija nuijat
gen. nuijan
genitive nuijan nuijien
nuijain rare
partitive nuijaa nuijia
inessive nuijassa nuijissa
elative nuijasta nuijista
illative nuijaan nuijiin
adessive nuijalla nuijilla
ablative nuijalta nuijilta
allative nuijalle nuijille
essive nuijana nuijina
translative nuijaksi nuijiksi
abessive nuijatta nuijitta
instructive nuijin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nuija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nuijani nuijani
accusative nom. nuijani nuijani
gen. nuijani
genitive nuijani nuijieni
nuijaini rare
partitive nuijaani nuijiani
inessive nuijassani nuijissani
elative nuijastani nuijistani
illative nuijaani nuijiini
adessive nuijallani nuijillani
ablative nuijaltani nuijiltani
allative nuijalleni nuijilleni
essive nuijanani nuijinani
translative nuijakseni nuijikseni
abessive nuijattani nuijittani
instructive
comitative nuijineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nuijasi nuijasi
accusative nom. nuijasi nuijasi
gen. nuijasi
genitive nuijasi nuijiesi
nuijaisi rare
partitive nuijaasi nuijiasi
inessive nuijassasi nuijissasi
elative nuijastasi nuijistasi
illative nuijaasi nuijiisi
adessive nuijallasi nuijillasi
ablative nuijaltasi nuijiltasi
allative nuijallesi nuijillesi
essive nuijanasi nuijinasi
translative nuijaksesi nuijiksesi
abessive nuijattasi nuijittasi
instructive
comitative nuijinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nuijamme nuijamme
accusative nom. nuijamme nuijamme
gen. nuijamme
genitive nuijamme nuijiemme
nuijaimme rare
partitive nuijaamme nuijiamme
inessive nuijassamme nuijissamme
elative nuijastamme nuijistamme
illative nuijaamme nuijiimme
adessive nuijallamme nuijillamme
ablative nuijaltamme nuijiltamme
allative nuijallemme nuijillemme
essive nuijanamme nuijinamme
translative nuijaksemme nuijiksemme
abessive nuijattamme nuijittamme
instructive
comitative nuijinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nuijanne nuijanne
accusative nom. nuijanne nuijanne
gen. nuijanne
genitive nuijanne nuijienne
nuijainne rare
partitive nuijaanne nuijianne
inessive nuijassanne nuijissanne
elative nuijastanne nuijistanne
illative nuijaanne nuijiinne
adessive nuijallanne nuijillanne
ablative nuijaltanne nuijiltanne
allative nuijallenne nuijillenne
essive nuijananne nuijinanne
translative nuijaksenne nuijiksenne
abessive nuijattanne nuijittanne
instructive
comitative nuijinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nuijansa nuijansa
accusative nom. nuijansa nuijansa
gen. nuijansa
genitive nuijansa nuijiensa
nuijainsa rare
partitive nuijaansa nuijiaan
nuijiansa
inessive nuijassaan
nuijassansa
nuijissaan
nuijissansa
elative nuijastaan
nuijastansa
nuijistaan
nuijistansa
illative nuijaansa nuijiinsa
adessive nuijallaan
nuijallansa
nuijillaan
nuijillansa
ablative nuijaltaan
nuijaltansa
nuijiltaan
nuijiltansa
allative nuijalleen
nuijallensa
nuijilleen
nuijillensa
essive nuijanaan
nuijanansa
nuijinaan
nuijinansa
translative nuijakseen
nuijaksensa
nuijikseen
nuijiksensa
abessive nuijattaan
nuijattansa
nuijittaan
nuijittansa
instructive
comitative nuijineen
nuijinensa

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