paljo
Finnish
(index pa)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], either from Uralic or Germanic. Related to Estonian palju, Ingrian paljo and Votic paĺĺo.
Adjective
paljo (comparative enempi, superlative enin)
- voluminous, much, plenty
Usage notes
The more commonly used adverb is paljon but it is common nowadays to use inflected forms from paljo when needed such as in
- paljollako vähenee?
- by how much will it reduce?
- kiitos paljosta
- thanks for the "muchness" (of the help or whatever it was) "much" refers directly to the assistance
contrast with
- kiitos (ark.) / kiitoksia (kirj.) paljon
- Many thanks (lit. much thanks "much" here refers to the amount of thanks being expressed)
Declension
| Inflection of paljo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paljo | paljot | |
| genitive | paljon | paljojen | |
| partitive | paljoa | paljoja | |
| illative | paljoon | paljoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | paljo | paljot | |
| accusative | nom. | paljo | paljot |
| gen. | paljon | ||
| genitive | paljon | paljojen | |
| partitive | paljoa | paljoja | |
| inessive | paljossa | paljoissa | |
| elative | paljosta | paljoista | |
| illative | paljoon | paljoihin | |
| adessive | paljolla | paljoilla | |
| ablative | paljolta | paljoilta | |
| allative | paljolle | paljoille | |
| essive | paljona | paljoina | |
| translative | paljoksi | paljoiksi | |
| instructive | — | paljoin | |
| abessive | paljotta | paljoitta | |
| comitative | — | paljoineen | |
Ingrian
Adjective
paljo
- much