/ˈpurjeˣ/, [ˈpurje̞(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *purjëh, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favourable wind”), or alternatively and less likely from Baltic (compare Lithuanian burė, Latvian bura). The Baltic words have also sometimes been proposed to be Finnic loans.
- sail; (colloquial) rag, sheet (piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along)
- The constellation Vela, the Sail.
Muodotpurje(nominative, singular) · purjeet(nominative, plural) · purje(accusative, nominative, singular) · purjeet(accusative, nominative, plural) · purjeen(accusative, genitive, singular) · purjeet(accusative, genitive, plural) · purjeen(genitive, singular) · purjeiden(genitive, plural) · purjeitten(genitive, plural) · purjetta(partitive, singular) · purjeita(partitive, plural) · purjeessa(inessive, singular) · purjeissa(inessive, plural) · purjeesta(elative, singular) · purjeista(elative, plural) · purjeeseen(illative, singular) · purjeisiin(illative, plural) · purjeihin(illative, plural) · purjeella(adessive, singular) · purjeilla(adessive, plural)