keiju

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from keijua, possibly originally as a shortening of keijukainen (rather than the other way around).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkei̯ju/, [ˈk̟e̞i̯j(ː)u]
  • Rhymes: -eiju
  • Syllabification(key): kei‧ju

Noun

keiju

  1. fairy (mythical being)
  2. storm petrel (any seabird in the family Oceanitidae or Hydrobatidae, formerly considered as one)
  3. (zoology) southern storm petrel (bird of the family Oceanitidae)

Declension

Inflection of keiju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative keiju keijut
genitive keijun keijujen
partitive keijua keijuja
illative keijuun keijuihin
singular plural
nominative keiju keijut
accusative nom. keiju keijut
gen. keijun
genitive keijun keijujen
partitive keijua keijuja
inessive keijussa keijuissa
elative keijusta keijuista
illative keijuun keijuihin
adessive keijulla keijuilla
ablative keijulta keijuilta
allative keijulle keijuille
essive keijuna keijuina
translative keijuksi keijuiksi
abessive keijutta keijuitta
instructive keijuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of keiju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative keijuni keijuni
accusative nom. keijuni keijuni
gen. keijuni
genitive keijuni keijujeni
partitive keijuani keijujani
inessive keijussani keijuissani
elative keijustani keijuistani
illative keijuuni keijuihini
adessive keijullani keijuillani
ablative keijultani keijuiltani
allative keijulleni keijuilleni
essive keijunani keijuinani
translative keijukseni keijuikseni
abessive keijuttani keijuittani
instructive
comitative keijuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative keijusi keijusi
accusative nom. keijusi keijusi
gen. keijusi
genitive keijusi keijujesi
partitive keijuasi keijujasi
inessive keijussasi keijuissasi
elative keijustasi keijuistasi
illative keijuusi keijuihisi
adessive keijullasi keijuillasi
ablative keijultasi keijuiltasi
allative keijullesi keijuillesi
essive keijunasi keijuinasi
translative keijuksesi keijuiksesi
abessive keijuttasi keijuittasi
instructive
comitative keijuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative keijumme keijumme
accusative nom. keijumme keijumme
gen. keijumme
genitive keijumme keijujemme
partitive keijuamme keijujamme
inessive keijussamme keijuissamme
elative keijustamme keijuistamme
illative keijuumme keijuihimme
adessive keijullamme keijuillamme
ablative keijultamme keijuiltamme
allative keijullemme keijuillemme
essive keijunamme keijuinamme
translative keijuksemme keijuiksemme
abessive keijuttamme keijuittamme
instructive
comitative keijuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative keijunne keijunne
accusative nom. keijunne keijunne
gen. keijunne
genitive keijunne keijujenne
partitive keijuanne keijujanne
inessive keijussanne keijuissanne
elative keijustanne keijuistanne
illative keijuunne keijuihinne
adessive keijullanne keijuillanne
ablative keijultanne keijuiltanne
allative keijullenne keijuillenne
essive keijunanne keijuinanne
translative keijuksenne keijuiksenne
abessive keijuttanne keijuittanne
instructive
comitative keijuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative keijunsa keijunsa
accusative nom. keijunsa keijunsa
gen. keijunsa
genitive keijunsa keijujensa
partitive keijuaan
keijuansa
keijujaan
keijujansa
inessive keijussaan
keijussansa
keijuissaan
keijuissansa
elative keijustaan
keijustansa
keijuistaan
keijuistansa
illative keijuunsa keijuihinsa
adessive keijullaan
keijullansa
keijuillaan
keijuillansa
ablative keijultaan
keijultansa
keijuiltaan
keijuiltansa
allative keijulleen
keijullensa
keijuilleen
keijuillensa
essive keijunaan
keijunansa
keijuinaan
keijuinansa
translative keijukseen
keijuksensa
keijuikseen
keijuiksensa
abessive keijuttaan
keijuttansa
keijuittaan
keijuittansa
instructive
comitative keijuineen
keijuinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese queijo, from Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (to ferment, become sour).

Noun

keiju

  1. cheese (dairy product)
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