# paju
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju, from Proto-Uralic *pajiw (“willow; a species of Salix”). Cognate with Finnish paju and Hungarian fagyal.

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

paju (genitive paju, partitive paju)
* willow

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “paju”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “paju”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
* paju in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju, from Proto-Uralic *pajiw (“willow”). Cognates include Estonian paju and Hungarian fagyal (“privet”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑ̝ju]
* Rhymes: -ɑju
* Hyphenation: pa‧ju

### Noun

paju
* willow (Salix)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of paju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajuni
pajuni
accusative
nom.
pajuni
pajuni
gen.
pajuni
genitive
pajuni
pajujeni
partitive
pajuani
pajujani
inessive
pajussani
pajuissani
elative
pajustani
pajuistani
illative
pajuuni
pajuihini
adessive
pajullani
pajuillani
ablative
pajultani
pajuiltani
allative
pajulleni
pajuilleni
essive
pajunani
pajuinani
translative
pajukseni
pajuikseni
abessive
pajuttani
pajuittani
instructive
comitative
—pajuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajusi
pajusi
accusative
nom.
pajusi
pajusi
gen.
pajusi
genitive
pajusi
pajujesi
partitive
pajuasi
pajujasi
inessive
pajussasi
pajuissasi
elative
pajustasi
pajuistasi
illative
pajuusi
pajuihisi
adessive
pajullasi
pajuillasi
ablative
pajultasi
pajuiltasi
allative
pajullesi
pajuillesi
essive
pajunasi
pajuinasi
translative
pajuksesi
pajuiksesi
abessive
pajuttasi
pajuittasi
instructive
comitative
—pajuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajumme
pajumme
accusative
nom.
pajumme
pajumme
gen.
pajumme
genitive
pajumme
pajujemme
partitive
pajuamme
pajujamme
inessive
pajussamme
pajuissamme
elative
pajustamme
pajuistamme
illative
pajuumme
pajuihimme
adessive
pajullamme
pajuillamme
ablative
pajultamme
pajuiltamme
allative
pajullemme
pajuillemme
essive
pajunamme
pajuinamme
translative
pajuksemme
pajuiksemme
abessive
pajuttamme
pajuittamme
instructive
comitative
—pajuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajunne
pajunne
accusative
nom.
pajunne
pajunne
gen.
pajunne
genitive
pajunne
pajujenne
partitive
pajuanne
pajujanne
inessive
pajussanne
pajuissanne
elative
pajustanne
pajuistanne
illative
pajuunne
pajuihinne
adessive
pajullanne
pajuillanne
ablative
pajultanne
pajuiltanne
allative
pajullenne
pajuillenne
essive
pajunanne
pajuinanne
translative
pajuksenne
pajuiksenne
abessive
pajuttanne
pajuittanne
instructive
comitative
—pajuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pajunsa
pajunsa
accusative
nom.
pajunsa
pajunsa
gen.
pajunsa
genitive
pajunsa
pajujensa
partitive
pajuaan pajuansa
pajujaan pajujansa
inessive
pajussaan pajussansa
pajuissaan pajuissansa
elative
pajustaan pajustansa
pajuistaan pajuistansa
illative
pajuunsa
pajuihinsa
adessive
pajullaan pajullansa
pajuillaan pajuillansa
ablative
pajultaan pajultansa
pajuiltaan pajuiltansa
allative
pajulleen pajullensa
pajuilleen pajuillensa
essive
pajunaan pajunansa
pajuinaan pajuinansa
translative
pajukseen pajuksensa
pajuikseen pajuiksensa
abessive
pajuttaan pajuttansa
pajuittaan pajuittansa
instructive
comitative
—pajuineen pajuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pajukko
* Pajula
* Pajunen
* ahopaju
* energiapaju
* hanhenpaju
* hopeapaju
* itkupaju
* koripaju
* mustuvapaju
* napapaju
* outapaju
* Pajukangas
* pajukasvi
* pajukoppa
* pajukori
* Pajukoski
* pajuköysi
* Pajulahti
* pajulintu
* Pajuluoma
* Pajumäki
* Pajuniemi
* pajunkissa
* pajunköysi
* pajunoksa
* pajunvarsi
* pajunvitsa
* Pajuoja
* pajupensaikko
* pajupensas
* pajupilli
* pajupuu
* pajuseitikki
* pajusirkku
* pajutyö
* pajuvitsa
* takapaju
* talvikkipaju
* tunturipaju
* vaivaispaju
* valkopaju

### Further reading

* “paju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju. Cognates include Finnish paju and Estonian paju.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑju]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑju]
* Rhymes: -ɑju
* Hyphenation: pa‧ju

### Noun

paju
* willow

#### Derived terms

* esipaju
* pajuisikko
* pajupuu
* pajusoittu
* pajuvitsa
* takapaju

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 377

## Karelian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju.

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

paju (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
* willow

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paju.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈpɑju/, [ˈpɑʝu]
* Rhymes: -ɑju
* Hyphenation: pa‧ju

### Noun

paju
* willow

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “paju”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn