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Kalju
Kalju
See also: kalju
Estonian
Proper noun
Kalju
- A male given name popular during the first half of the 20th century.
Related terms
kalju
kalju
See also: Kalju
Estonian
Noun
kalju (genitive kalju, partitive kaljut)
Declension
Inflection of kalju (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalju | kaljud |
| accusative | kalju | kaljud |
| genitive | kalju | kaljude |
| partitive | kaljut | kaljusid |
| illative | kalju kaljusse |
kaljudesse |
| inessive | kaljus | kaljudes |
| elative | kaljust | kaljudest |
| allative | kaljule | kaljudele |
| adessive | kaljul | kaljudel |
| ablative | kaljult | kaljudelt |
| translative | kaljuks | kaljudeks |
| terminative | kaljuni | kaljudeni |
| essive | kaljuna | kaljudena |
| abessive | kaljuta | kaljudeta |
| comitative | kaljuga | kaljudega |
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)
- bald
- kalju mies — bald man
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 | |
Noun
kalju
- bald person, baldy
- 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 | |