/ˈnui̯jɑ/, [ˈnui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *nuija.
- club, cudgel (heavy stick intended for use as a weapon)
“luolamiehen nuija” — caveman's club
- mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material)
- maul (heavy, long-handled hammer)
- bludgeon (short, heavy club, which is thicker or loaded at one end)
- gavel (wooden mallet of the chairman of a meeting)
“puheenjohtajan nuija” — chairman's gavel
“Hän oli sellainen tuomari, joka heiluttaa nuijaa yhdellä kädellä ja ottaa lahjuksia toisella.” — He was the sort of judge who swings the gavel with one hand and takes bribes with the other.
- synonym of malletti (“mallet; small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments”)
- colloquialfool, idiot, clod
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
Muodotnuija(nominative, singular) · nuijat(nominative, plural) · nuija(accusative, nominative, singular) · nuijat(accusative, nominative, plural) · nuijan(accusative, genitive, singular) · nuijat(accusative, genitive, plural) · nuijan(genitive, singular) · nuijien(genitive, plural) · nuijain(genitive, plural, rare) · nuijaa(partitive, singular) · nuijia(partitive, plural) · nuijassa(inessive, singular) · nuijissa(inessive, plural) · nuijasta(elative, singular) · nuijista(elative, plural) · nuijaan(illative, singular) · nuijiin(illative, plural) · nuijalla(adessive, singular) · nuijilla(adessive, plural) · nuijalta(ablative, singular)