paula
See also: Paula
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pakla (compare Estonian pael, Ingrian pagla, Livvi paglu, Veps pagl, Votic paglõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fatilaz (compare German Fessel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯lɑ/, [ˈpɑu̯lɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
- Syllabification(key): pau‧la
Noun
paula
- cord, lace, string
- line of a gillnet
- (hunting) snare, trap
- (figuratively) snare, trap
Declension
| Inflection of paula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paula | paulat | |
| genitive | paulan | paulojen | |
| partitive | paulaa | pauloja | |
| illative | paulaan | pauloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | paula | paulat | |
| accusative | nom. | paula | paulat |
| gen. | paulan | ||
| genitive | paulan | paulojen paulainrare | |
| partitive | paulaa | pauloja | |
| inessive | paulassa | pauloissa | |
| elative | paulasta | pauloista | |
| illative | paulaan | pauloihin | |
| adessive | paulalla | pauloilla | |
| ablative | paulalta | pauloilta | |
| allative | paulalle | pauloille | |
| essive | paulana | pauloina | |
| translative | paulaksi | pauloiksi | |
| instructive | — | pauloin | |
| abessive | paulatta | pauloitta | |
| comitative | — | pauloineen | |
| Possessive forms of paula (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | paulani | paulamme |
| 2nd person | paulasi | paulanne |
| 3rd person | paulansa | |
Derived terms
- ottaa pauloihinsa (to carry away)
- pauloittaa
Anagrams
- Lapua, Palau, lupaa, paalu, palau, pulaa
Latin
Adjective
paula
- inflection of paulus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
Adjective
paulā
- ablative feminine singular of paulus
References
- paula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)