Looja

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Ingrian

Etymology

From looja (“creator”). Akin to Finnish Luoja and Estonian Looja.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Looja

  1. Creator
    laskiissa Loojaa ― to set (disappear below the horizon) (literally, “to descend to the Creator”)
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1300. Soikkola, Tarinaisi. III 167.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 32-33:
      »Anna Luoja anteheksi, // Lase lainaksi Jumala!
      Creator, give forgiveness, // God, release me as a loan!

Declension

Declension of Looja (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Looja Loojat
genitive Loojan Loojiin
partitive Loojaa Loojia
illative Loojaa Loojii
inessive Loojaas Loojiis
elative Loojast Loojist
allative Loojalle Loojille
adessive Loojaal Loojiil
ablative Loojalt Loojilt
translative Loojaks Loojiks
essive Loojanna, Loojaan Loojinna, Loojiin
exessive1) Loojant Loojint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 276
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