kalju

See also: Kalju

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ. Compare Swedish häll and Old Norse hella. Cognate to Finnish kallio.

Noun

kalju (genitive kalju, partitive kaljut)

  1. cliff, rock

Declension


Finnish

Etymology

A derivative from a root √kalja- (compare kaljama), of either Germanic (compare Old High German hāli (smooth, slippery)) or Baltic origin (compare Lithuanian gàle (thin layer of ice)). An identical derivative in Karelian has the meaning "skull".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑlju]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlju
  • Hyphenation: kal‧ju

Adjective

kalju (comparative kaljumpi, superlative kaljuin)

  1. bald, hairless, furless
    kalju mies
    a bald man
    Hiiret syntyvät kaljuina.
    Mice are born furless.

Declension

Inflection of kalju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kalju kaljut
genitive kaljun kaljujen
partitive kaljua kaljuja
illative kaljuun kaljuihin
singular plural
nominative kalju kaljut
accusative nom. kalju kaljut
gen. kaljun
genitive kaljun kaljujen
partitive kaljua kaljuja
inessive kaljussa kaljuissa
elative kaljusta kaljuista
illative kaljuun kaljuihin
adessive kaljulla kaljuilla
ablative kaljulta kaljuilta
allative kaljulle kaljuille
essive kaljuna kaljuina
translative kaljuksi kaljuiksi
instructive kaljuin
abessive kaljutta kaljuitta
comitative kaljuine

Compounds

Noun

kalju

  1. bald person, baldy
  2. hairless spot on head

Declension

Inflection of kalju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kalju kaljut
genitive kaljun kaljujen
partitive kaljua kaljuja
illative kaljuun kaljuihin
singular plural
nominative kalju kaljut
accusative nom. kalju kaljut
gen. kaljun
genitive kaljun kaljujen
partitive kaljua kaljuja
inessive kaljussa kaljuissa
elative kaljusta kaljuista
illative kaljuun kaljuihin
adessive kaljulla kaljuilla
ablative kaljulta kaljuilta
allative kaljulle kaljuille
essive kaljuna kaljuina
translative kaljuksi kaljuiksi
instructive kaljuin
abessive kaljutta kaljuitta
comitative kaljuineen
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