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(key): 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

Derived terms

Anagrams


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paksu. Cognates include Finnish paksu and Estonian paks.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑks̠ŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑkʃu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksu
  • Hyphenation: pak‧su

Adjective

paksu (comparative paksump)

  1. thick
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 72:
      Kirja ono 3 santimetraa paksu.
      The book is 3 centimetres thick.
  2. dense
  3. pregnant
  4. rich, wealthy
  5. (typography) bold
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14:
      Paksuul șriftaal painetut format, niku jo oli saottu, ollaa otettu kirjakeelen formaks.
      The forms printed in the bold print, like was already said, have been taken into the forms of the written language.

Declension

Declension of paksu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paksu paksut
genitive paksun paksuin, paksuloin
partitive paksua paksuja, paksuloja
illative paksuu paksui, paksuloihe
inessive paksuus paksuis, paksulois
elative paksust paksuist, paksuloist
allative paksulle paksuille, paksuloille
adessive paksuul paksuil, paksuloil
ablative paksult paksuilt, paksuloilt
translative paksuks paksuiks, paksuloiks
essive paksunna, paksuun paksuinna, paksuloinna, paksuin, paksuloin
exessive1) paksunt paksuint, paksuloint
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.

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 377

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paksu.

Pronunciation

  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑksu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksu
  • Hyphenation: pak‧su

Adjective

paksu

  1. thick
  2. pregnant

Inflection

Declension of paksu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paksu paksud
genitive paksu paksuje, paksujõ, paksui
partitive paksua paksuitõ, paksui
illative paksu, paksusõ paksuje, paksujõ, paksuisõ
inessive paksuz paksuiz
elative paksussõ paksuissõ
allative paksulõ paksuilõ
adessive paksullõ paksuillõ
ablative paksultõ paksuiltõ
translative paksussi paksuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), paksu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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