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/, [ˈpɑ̝u̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pau‧la

Noun

paula

1. cord, lace, string
2. line of a gillnet
3. (hunting) snare, trap
4. (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 paulain rare
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
abessive		paulatta	pauloitta
instructive		—	pauloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paulani paulani accusative nom. paulani paulani gen. paulani genitive paulani paulojeni paulaini rare partitive paulaani paulojani inessive paulassani pauloissani elative paulastani pauloistani illative paulaani pauloihini adessive paulallani pauloillani ablative paulaltani pauloiltani allative paulalleni pauloilleni essive paulanani pauloinani translative paulakseni pauloikseni abessive paulattani pauloittani instructive — — comitative — pauloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paulasi paulasi accusative nom. paulasi paulasi gen. paulasi genitive paulasi paulojesi paulaisi rare partitive paulaasi paulojasi inessive paulassasi pauloissasi elative paulastasi pauloistasi illative paulaasi pauloihisi adessive paulallasi pauloillasi ablative paulaltasi pauloiltasi allative paulallesi pauloillesi essive paulanasi pauloinasi translative paulaksesi pauloiksesi abessive paulattasi pauloittasi instructive — — comitative — pauloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paulamme paulamme accusative nom. paulamme paulamme gen. paulamme genitive paulamme paulojemme paulaimme rare partitive paulaamme paulojamme inessive paulassamme pauloissamme elative paulastamme pauloistamme illative paulaamme pauloihimme adessive paulallamme pauloillamme ablative paulaltamme pauloiltamme allative paulallemme pauloillemme essive paulanamme pauloinamme translative paulaksemme pauloiksemme abessive paulattamme pauloittamme instructive — — comitative — pauloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paulanne paulanne accusative nom. paulanne paulanne gen. paulanne genitive paulanne paulojenne paulainne rare partitive paulaanne paulojanne inessive paulassanne pauloissanne elative paulastanne pauloistanne illative paulaanne pauloihinne adessive paulallanne pauloillanne ablative paulaltanne pauloiltanne allative paulallenne pauloillenne essive paulananne pauloinanne translative paulaksenne pauloiksenne abessive paulattanne pauloittanne instructive — — comitative — pauloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paulansa paulansa accusative nom. paulansa paulansa gen. paulansa genitive paulansa paulojensa paulainsa rare partitive paulaansa paulojaan paulojansa inessive paulassaan paulassansa pauloissaan pauloissansa elative paulastaan paulastansa pauloistaan pauloistansa illative paulaansa pauloihinsa adessive paulallaan paulallansa pauloillaan pauloillansa ablative paulaltaan paulaltansa pauloiltaan pauloiltansa allative paulalleen paulallensa pauloilleen pauloillensa essive paulanaan paulanansa pauloinaan pauloinansa translative paulakseen paulaksensa pauloikseen pauloiksensa abessive paulattaan paulattansa pauloittaan pauloittansa instructive — — comitative — pauloineen pauloinensa

Derived terms

• alapaula
• kengänpaula
• ottaa pauloihinsa (“to carry away”)
• paulakenkä
• Paulamäki
• Paulasaari
• pauloittaa
• verkonpaula
• yläpaula

 

Further reading

• “paula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Lapua, Palau, lupaa, paalu, palau, pulaa

Latin

Adjective

paula

1. inflection of paulus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

paulā

1. 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)