nuija

See also: Nuija

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nuija.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nuija

1. club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)

   luolamiehen nuija ― caveman'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; often also puheenjohtajan nuija (“chairman's gavel”) for clarity (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)

   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. (figuratively, idiomatic) kuin nuijalla lyöty (“packed full”)

   Huone oli kuin nuijalla lyöty.

   The room was (absolutely) packed.

7. (music) Synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”)
8. (colloquial) fool, idiot, clod

   Synonyms: ääliö, torvi, pölkkypää, idiootti, hölmö

Declension

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 nuijainrare
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 nuijainirare 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 nuijaisirare 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 nuijaimmerare 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 nuijainnerare 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 nuijainsarare 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

Derived terms

• broilerinuija
• häntänuija
• ketjukuulanuija
• krokettinuija
• kuminuija
• lihanuija
• nivelnuija
• nuijakalastus
• nuijakas
• nuijamies
• nuijamyrkkyseitikki
• nuijanukutus
• nuijapää
• nuijasara
• nuijaseitikki
• nuijasota
• nuijia
• pallonuija
• perunanuija
• puunuija
• rautanuija
• turvenuija

 

See also

• kolkka

Further reading

• “nuija”, 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

• junia, uijan