paksu
See also: pākšu
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 also related to Erzya покш (pokš, “big, adult”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]paksu (comparative paksumpi, superlative paksuin)
- thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension)
- Antonym: ohut
- thick, viscous
- thick, dense
- (colloquial) pregnant
- (colloquial) bold, barefaced, brazen, e.g. polemic but ungrounded in reality
Declension
[edit]| 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 | |
| abessive | paksutta | paksuitta | |
| instructive | — | paksuin | |
| comitative | — | paksuine | |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “paksu”, 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
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *paksu. Cognates include Finnish paksu and Estonian paks.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑks̠ŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑksu/, [ˈpɑkʃu]
- Rhymes: -ɑksu
- Hyphenation: pak‧su
Adjective
[edit]paksu (comparative paksump)
- 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.
- dense
- pregnant
- rich, wealthy
- (typography) bold
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- (dense): turpia, turpia, sakkia, jämmiä, tihhiä
- (rich): rikas, rahakas, karvain, rahalliin
- (pregnant): raskas
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 377
Votic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *paksu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]paksu
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of paksu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | paksu | paksud |
| genitive | paksu | paksujõ, paksui |
| partitive | paksua | paksuitõ, paksui |
| illative | paksusõ, paksu | 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 (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
[edit]- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paksu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Categories:
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Finnish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰenǵʰ-
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Indo-Iranian languages
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑksu
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑksu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adjectives
- Finnish colloquialisms
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑksu
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑksu/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adjectives
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- izh:Typography
- Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑksu
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑksu/2 syllables
- Votic lemmas
- Votic adjectives
- Votic võrkko-type nominals