Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnui̯jɑ/, [ˈnui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uijɑ
- Syllabification(key): nui‧ja
Noun
nuija
- club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)
- luolamiehen nuija ― caveman's club
- mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material)
- maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)
- bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end)
- gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)
- puheenjohtajan nuija ― chairman's gavel
Hän oli sellainen tuomari, joka heiluttaa nuijaa yhdellä kädellä ja ottaa lahjuksia toisella.- He was the sort of judge who swings the gavel with one hand and takes bribes with the other.
- (music) Synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”)
- (colloquial) fool, idiot, clod
- Synonyms: ääliö, torvi, pölkkypää, idiootti, hölmö
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of nuija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) |
nominative |
nuija |
nuijat |
genitive |
nuijan |
nuijien |
partitive |
nuijaa |
nuijia |
illative |
nuijaan |
nuijiin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
nuija |
nuijat |
accusative |
nom. |
nuija |
nuijat |
gen. |
nuijan |
genitive |
nuijan |
nuijien nuijain rare |
partitive |
nuijaa |
nuijia |
inessive |
nuijassa |
nuijissa |
elative |
nuijasta |
nuijista |
illative |
nuijaan |
nuijiin |
adessive |
nuijalla |
nuijilla |
ablative |
nuijalta |
nuijilta |
allative |
nuijalle |
nuijille |
essive |
nuijana |
nuijina |
translative |
nuijaksi |
nuijiksi |
abessive |
nuijatta |
nuijitta |
instructive |
— |
nuijin |
comitative |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
nuijani |
nuijani |
accusative |
nom. |
nuijani |
nuijani |
gen. |
nuijani |
genitive |
nuijani |
nuijieni nuijaini rare |
partitive |
nuijaani |
nuijiani |
inessive |
nuijassani |
nuijissani |
elative |
nuijastani |
nuijistani |
illative |
nuijaani |
nuijiini |
adessive |
nuijallani |
nuijillani |
ablative |
nuijaltani |
nuijiltani |
allative |
nuijalleni |
nuijilleni |
essive |
nuijanani |
nuijinani |
translative |
nuijakseni |
nuijikseni |
abessive |
nuijattani |
nuijittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | nuijineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
nuijasi |
nuijasi |
accusative |
nom. |
nuijasi |
nuijasi |
gen. |
nuijasi |
genitive |
nuijasi |
nuijiesi nuijaisi rare |
partitive |
nuijaasi |
nuijiasi |
inessive |
nuijassasi |
nuijissasi |
elative |
nuijastasi |
nuijistasi |
illative |
nuijaasi |
nuijiisi |
adessive |
nuijallasi |
nuijillasi |
ablative |
nuijaltasi |
nuijiltasi |
allative |
nuijallesi |
nuijillesi |
essive |
nuijanasi |
nuijinasi |
translative |
nuijaksesi |
nuijiksesi |
abessive |
nuijattasi |
nuijittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | nuijinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
nuijamme |
nuijamme |
accusative |
nom. |
nuijamme |
nuijamme |
gen. |
nuijamme |
genitive |
nuijamme |
nuijiemme nuijaimme rare |
partitive |
nuijaamme |
nuijiamme |
inessive |
nuijassamme |
nuijissamme |
elative |
nuijastamme |
nuijistamme |
illative |
nuijaamme |
nuijiimme |
adessive |
nuijallamme |
nuijillamme |
ablative |
nuijaltamme |
nuijiltamme |
allative |
nuijallemme |
nuijillemme |
essive |
nuijanamme |
nuijinamme |
translative |
nuijaksemme |
nuijiksemme |
abessive |
nuijattamme |
nuijittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | nuijinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
nuijanne |
nuijanne |
accusative |
nom. |
nuijanne |
nuijanne |
gen. |
nuijanne |
genitive |
nuijanne |
nuijienne nuijainne rare |
partitive |
nuijaanne |
nuijianne |
inessive |
nuijassanne |
nuijissanne |
elative |
nuijastanne |
nuijistanne |
illative |
nuijaanne |
nuijiinne |
adessive |
nuijallanne |
nuijillanne |
ablative |
nuijaltanne |
nuijiltanne |
allative |
nuijallenne |
nuijillenne |
essive |
nuijananne |
nuijinanne |
translative |
nuijaksenne |
nuijiksenne |
abessive |
nuijattanne |
nuijittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | nuijinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
nuijansa |
nuijansa |
accusative |
nom. |
nuijansa |
nuijansa |
gen. |
nuijansa |
genitive |
nuijansa |
nuijiensa nuijainsa rare |
partitive |
nuijaansa |
nuijiaan nuijiansa |
inessive |
nuijassaan nuijassansa |
nuijissaan nuijissansa |
elative |
nuijastaan nuijastansa |
nuijistaan nuijistansa |
illative |
nuijaansa |
nuijiinsa |
adessive |
nuijallaan nuijallansa |
nuijillaan nuijillansa |
ablative |
nuijaltaan nuijaltansa |
nuijiltaan nuijiltansa |
allative |
nuijalleen nuijallensa |
nuijilleen nuijillensa |
essive |
nuijanaan nuijanansa |
nuijinaan nuijinansa |
translative |
nuijakseen nuijaksensa |
nuijikseen nuijiksensa |
abessive |
nuijattaan nuijattansa |
nuijittaan nuijittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | nuijineen nuijinensa |
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