keiju

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from keijua, possibly originally as a shortening of keijukainen (rather than the other way around).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkei̯ju/, [ˈke̞i̯j(ː)u]
  • Rhymes: -eiju
  • Syllabification(key): kei‧ju

Noun

keiju

  1. fairy (mythical being)
  2. storm petrel (any seabird in the family Oceanitidae or Hydrobatidae, formerly considered as one)
  3. (zoology) southern storm petrel (bird of the family Oceanitidae)

Declension

Inflection of keiju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative keiju keijut
genitive keijun keijujen
partitive keijua keijuja
illative keijuun keijuihin
singular plural
nominative keiju keijut
accusative nom. keiju keijut
gen. keijun
genitive keijun keijujen
partitive keijua keijuja
inessive keijussa keijuissa
elative keijusta keijuista
illative keijuun keijuihin
adessive keijulla keijuilla
ablative keijulta keijuilta
allative keijulle keijuille
essive keijuna keijuina
translative keijuksi keijuiksi
instructive keijuin
abessive keijutta keijuitta
comitative keijuineen
Possessive forms of keiju (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person keijuni keijumme
2nd person keijusi keijunne
3rd person keijunsa

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See also


Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese queijo, from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (to ferment, become sour).

Noun

keiju

  1. cheese (dairy product)
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