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)
- thick
- bold
- (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
- ohut
Derived terms
- paksusti
- paksuus
Anagrams
- puska
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)
- 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, 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.
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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
- (dense): turpia, turpia, sakkia, jämmiä, tihhiä
- (pregnant): raskas
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
- thick
- 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