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
- fairy (mythical being)
- storm petrel (any seabird in the family Oceanitidae or Hydrobatidae, formerly considered as one)
- (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 | |
Synonyms
- keijukainen
Derived terms
- keijunen
- keijusto
Compounds
- azorienkeiju
- etelänkeiju
- galapagosinkeiju
- guadalupenkeiju
- hammaskeiju
- harmaakeiju
- havaijinkeiju
- isokeiju
- kaliforniankeiju
- kauluskeiju
- keijukorento
- keijunkukka
- keijupöly
- kääpiökeiju
- madeirankeiju
- merikeiju
- mustakeiju
- myrskykeiju
- nokikeiju
- pikkuetelänkeiju
- pikkukeiju
- polynesiankeiju
- tyrskykeiju
- ulappakeiju
Related terms
- keijukainen
See also
- haltijatar
Tetum
Etymology
From Portuguese queijo, from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”).
Noun
keiju
- cheese (dairy product)