/ˈpohjɑ/, [ˈpo̞xjɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *pohja (compare Estonian põhi); see the Proto-Finnic entry for more. Doublet of posio (borrowed from Sami).
The sense "north" is due to the practice of building dwellings facing south (as that was the direction the sun would shine from at noon in Northern Europe), and thus the far end of a building furthest from the entrance would be situated towards the north.
- bottom (lowest part of anything, especially of a container)
- bed (place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid)
- figurativelybasis, foundation
- figurativelyfundament (underlying basis or principle)
- crust (outer layer composed of pastry; bread-like base of a pizza)
- synonym of perä (“far end of something”)
- background, backdrop (especially in relation to shapes that stand out of the background)
“musta kuvio valkoisella pohjalla” — a black shape on a white background
- layout (spatial arrangement of a building or flat)
- in-compoundstemplate, layout (generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived, especially texts)
“sähköpostipohja” — email template
- archaic, poeticnorth, northern, Arctic (sometimes capitalized)
“Pohjantähti” — North Star
“Pohjanlahti” — Gulf of Bothnia
“pohjanlepakko” — northern bat
- bottom, invert (base of a tunnel)
- invert (lowest point in a pipe)
“pohjan yläpinta” — obvert (the highest surface/point inside the pipe)
“pohjan alapinta” — bottom (the highest surface/point outside the pipe)
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisellipsis of aallonpohja (“trough (of a wave)”)
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
- error-lua-execa former municipality in western Uusimaa, now part of Raasepori.
- alt-of, error-lua-execalternative letter-case form of pohja (“north”)
Muodotpohja(nominative, singular) · pohjat(nominative, plural) · pohja(accusative, nominative, singular) · pohjat(accusative, nominative, plural) · pohjan(accusative, genitive, singular) · pohjat(accusative, genitive, plural) · pohjan(genitive, singular) · pohjien(genitive, plural) · pohjain(genitive, plural, rare) · pohjaa(partitive, singular) · pohjia(partitive, plural) · pohjassa(inessive, singular) · pohjissa(inessive, plural) · pohjasta(elative, singular) · pohjista(elative, plural) · pohjaan(illative, singular) · pohjiin(illative, plural) · pohjalla(adessive, singular) · pohjilla(adessive, plural) · pohjalta(ablative, singular)