aika

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/,

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• Rhymes: -ɑikɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧ka

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *aika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more). Possibly a doublet of auvo.

Noun

aika

1. time (inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events)
2. time (temporal distance or duration)

   Se vaatii pitkän ajan. ― It takes a long time.

   kahden viikon ajaksi ― for (a period of) two weeks

3. time (moment or period in time), moment

   Synonym: hetki

   tähän aikaan vuodesta ― this time of year

   Vanhat hyvät ajat ovat palanneet. ― The good old times have returned.

4. appointment (arranged meeting)

   Minulla on aika lääkärille kello kymmeneltä. ― I have a doctor's appointment at ten o'clock.

Declension

Note that the k is lost in the weak grade, which causes the preceding i to turn into a j, which is an irregular change (but shared with poika). As a comparison, the word taika does not undergo a similar change.

Derived terms

Related terms

• aikuinen

Further reading

• “1. aika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Probably from aika (etymology 1).

Adjective

aika (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

1. quite

   Synonyms: aikamoinen, melkoinen

   Hän on aika persoona. ― He is quite a personality.

2. Synonym of aimo.

Declension

Indeclinable

Adverb

aika (not comparable)

1. quite, rather, fairly (a moderate qualifier)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:melko

   Summa on aika suuri. ― The sum is quite large.

   Tänään on aika kaunis ilma. ― It’s quite beautiful weather today.

Derived terms

See also

• aivan

Further reading

• “2. aika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

References

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *aika. Cognates include Finnish aika and Estonian aeg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/,
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯k, -ɑi̯kɑ
• Hyphenation: ai‧ka

Noun

aika

1. time
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:

     Adverbat näyttäät paikkaa, tappaa, määrää, aikaa tali muuta obstojatelstvaa.

     Adverbs indicate place, habit, amount, time or other circumstances.

   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:

     Lapset, kuunelkaa kaik! Jo ono şkouluu aika!

     Children, listen everyone! It is already time for school!

2. epoch, age
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     Jo entisist ajoist, päiväist päivää inmihiset näkivät, jot päivyt liikkuu taivast mööt.

     Already since ancient times, day in day out people saw, that the Sun moves along the sky.

3. (grammar) tense
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 104:

     Sitä kutsutaa tapahtuvaks ajaks tali preesensiks.

     These are called past tense or present.

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯k, -ɑi̯kɑ
• Hyphenation: ai‧ka

Verb

aika

1. inflection of aikkaa:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 5
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 62

Japanese

Romanization

aika

1. Rōmaji transcription of あいか

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika. Cognates include Finnish aika and Estonian aeg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/
• Hyphenation: ai‧ka

Noun

aika (genitive ajan, partitive aikua)

1. (North Karelian) time

Declension

References

• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “время”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Manchu

Romanization

aika

1. Romanization of ᠠᡳᡴᠠ

Votic

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑː/,
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯kɑː
• Hyphenation: ai‧ka

Adverb

aika

1. for a long time

Noun

aika

1. partitive/illative singular of aikõ

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “aikaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ì.kā/

Noun

àìka

1. the plant Lecaniodiscus cupanioides

Etymology 2

àì- (“negative nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kà (“to read, to count”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ì.kà/

Noun

àìkà

1. something unread
2. the act of not reading
3. something not counted
4. the act of not counting

Derived terms

• aláìkà (“one who does not read”)