purje

See also: Purje

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurje/, [ˈpurje̞]
• Rhymes: -urje
• Hyphenation: pur‧je

Noun

purje

1. genitive/partitive/illative singular of puri

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purjëh, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favourable wind”), or alternatively and less likely from Baltic (compare Lithuanian burė, Latvian bura). The Baltic words have also sometimes been proposed to be Finnic loans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurjeˣ/, [ˈpurje̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urje
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧je
• Hyphenation^(key): pur‧je

Noun

purje

1. (nautical) sail; (colloquial) rag, sheet (piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along)

Declension

Inflection of purje (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		purje	purjeet
genitive		purjeen	purjeiden purjeitten
partitive		purjetta	purjeita
illative		purjeeseen	purjeisiin purjeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		purje	purjeet
accusative	nom.	purje	purjeet
	gen.	purjeen
genitive		purjeen	purjeiden purjeitten
partitive		purjetta	purjeita
inessive		purjeessa	purjeissa
elative		purjeesta	purjeista
illative		purjeeseen	purjeisiin purjeihin
adessive		purjeella	purjeilla
ablative		purjeelta	purjeilta
allative		purjeelle	purjeille
essive		purjeena	purjeina
translative		purjeeksi	purjeiksi
abessive		purjeetta	purjeitta
instructive		—	purjein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of purje (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purjeeni purjeeni accusative nom. purjeeni purjeeni gen. purjeeni genitive purjeeni purjeideni purjeitteni partitive purjettani purjeitani inessive purjeessani purjeissani elative purjeestani purjeistani illative purjeeseeni purjeisiini purjeihini adessive purjeellani purjeillani ablative purjeeltani purjeiltani allative purjeelleni purjeilleni essive purjeenani purjeinani translative purjeekseni purjeikseni abessive purjeettani purjeittani instructive — — comitative — purjeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purjeesi purjeesi accusative nom. purjeesi purjeesi gen. purjeesi genitive purjeesi purjeidesi purjeittesi partitive purjettasi purjeitasi inessive purjeessasi purjeissasi elative purjeestasi purjeistasi illative purjeeseesi purjeisiisi purjeihisi adessive purjeellasi purjeillasi ablative purjeeltasi purjeiltasi allative purjeellesi purjeillesi essive purjeenasi purjeinasi translative purjeeksesi purjeiksesi abessive purjeettasi purjeittasi instructive — — comitative — purjeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purjeemme purjeemme accusative nom. purjeemme purjeemme gen. purjeemme genitive purjeemme purjeidemme purjeittemme partitive purjettamme purjeitamme inessive purjeessamme purjeissamme elative purjeestamme purjeistamme illative purjeeseemme purjeisiimme purjeihimme adessive purjeellamme purjeillamme ablative purjeeltamme purjeiltamme allative purjeellemme purjeillemme essive purjeenamme purjeinamme translative purjeeksemme purjeiksemme abessive purjeettamme purjeittamme instructive — — comitative — purjeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purjeenne purjeenne accusative nom. purjeenne purjeenne gen. purjeenne genitive purjeenne purjeidenne purjeittenne partitive purjettanne purjeitanne inessive purjeessanne purjeissanne elative purjeestanne purjeistanne illative purjeeseenne purjeisiinne purjeihinne adessive purjeellanne purjeillanne ablative purjeeltanne purjeiltanne allative purjeellenne purjeillenne essive purjeenanne purjeinanne translative purjeeksenne purjeiksenne abessive purjeettanne purjeittanne instructive — — comitative — purjeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative purjeensa purjeensa accusative nom. purjeensa purjeensa gen. purjeensa genitive purjeensa purjeidensa purjeittensa partitive purjettaan purjettansa purjeitaan purjeitansa inessive purjeessaan purjeessansa purjeissaan purjeissansa elative purjeestaan purjeestansa purjeistaan purjeistansa illative purjeeseensa purjeisiinsa purjeihinsa adessive purjeellaan purjeellansa purjeillaan purjeillansa ablative purjeeltaan purjeeltansa purjeiltaan purjeiltansa allative purjeelleen purjeellensa purjeilleen purjeillensa essive purjeenaan purjeenansa purjeinaan purjeinansa translative purjeekseen purjeeksensa purjeikseen purjeiksensa abessive purjeettaan purjeettansa purjeittaan purjeittansa instructive — — comitative — purjeineen purjeinensa

Synonyms

• rätti (slang)

Hyponyms

• fokka
• genaakkeri
• genoa
• myrskyfokka
• myrskyiso
• spinaakkeri

Derived terms

• Purje
• purjehtia

compounds

• ajopurje
• etupurje
• haarukkapurje
• haruskeulapurje
• haruspurje
• isopurje
• kahvelipurje
• keulapurje
• kitapurje
• kolmipurjeläppä
• kuupurje
• latinalaispurje
• mesaanipurje
• myötäpurje
• pakopurje
• pallopurje
• palopurje
• pelastuspurje
• purjeala
• purjealus
• purjeenteko
• purjekala
• purjekangas
• purjekelkka
• purjekelkkailu
• purjekerta
• purjekone
• purjelaiva
• purjelaivasto
• purjelauta
• purjelento
• purjelentokone
• purjelentäjä
• purjelotja
• purjeneula
• purjepinta
• purjepinta-ala
• purjepussi
• purjerengas
• purjevene
• raakapurje
• spriipurje
• tukipurje
• varpapurje
• viistopurje

See also

• pursi (“sailboat”)

Further reading

• “purje”, 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 3 July 2023

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purjëh. Cognates include Finnish purje and Estonian puri.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpurje/, [ˈpuri]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpurje/, [ˈpurje̞]
• Rhymes: -urj, -urje
• Hyphenation: pur‧je

Noun

purje

1. synonym of seili (“sail”)

Declension

Declension of purje (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	purje	purjeet
genitive	purjeen	purjein
partitive	purjetta	purjeita
illative	purjeesse	purjeisse
inessive	purjees	purjeis
elative	purjeest	purjeist
allative	purjeelle	purjeille
adessive	purjeel	purjeil
ablative	purjeelt	purjeilt
translative	purjeeks	purjeiks
essive	purjeenna, purjeen	purjeinna, purjein
exessive1)	purjeent	purjeint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• punapurje
• purjehtia

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 442