paksu

See also: pākšu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paksu, borrowed from Indo-Iranian; compare Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “much, many, abundant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús (“thick”). Akin to Estonian paks. Probably related to Erzya покш (pokš, “big, adult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑks̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑksu
• Syllabification: pak‧su

Adjective

paksu (comparative paksumpi, superlative paksuin)

1. thick
2. bold
3. (colloquial) pregnant

Declension

Inflection of paksu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		paksu	paksut
genitive		paksun	paksujen
partitive		paksua	paksuja
illative		paksuun	paksuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paksu	paksut
accusative	nom.	paksu	paksut
	gen.	paksun
genitive		paksun	paksujen
partitive		paksua	paksuja
inessive		paksussa	paksuissa
elative		paksusta	paksuista
illative		paksuun	paksuihin
adessive		paksulla	paksuilla
ablative		paksulta	paksuilta
allative		paksulle	paksuille
essive		paksuna	paksuina
translative		paksuksi	paksuiksi
instructive		—	paksuin
abessive		paksutta	paksuitta
comitative		—	paksuine

Possessive forms of paksu (type valo)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	paksuni	paksumme
2nd person	paksusi	paksunne
3rd person	paksunsa

Antonyms

• ohut

Derived terms

• paksusti
• paksuus

Anagrams

• puska

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Ingrian

Adjective

paksu

1. thick