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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *aika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).
Noun
aika
- time (inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events)
- time (temporal distance or duration)
- Se vaatii pitkän ajan. ― It takes a long time.
- kahden viikon ajaksi ― for (a period of) two weeks
Sinulla on minuutti aikaa vastata kysymyksiin.- You have one minute to answer questions.
- 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.
- 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
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Further reading
Etymology 2
Probably from aika (etymology 1).[1]
Adjective
aika (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)
- quite
- Synonyms: aikamoinen, melkoinen
- Hän on aika persoona. ― He is quite a personality.
- Synonym of aimo.
Declension
Indeclinable
Adverb
aika (not comparable)
- 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
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See also
Further reading
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *aika. Cognates include Finnish aika and Estonian aeg.
Pronunciation
Noun
aika
- 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!
- 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.
- (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
Verb
aika
- inflection of aikkaa:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- 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
- Rōmaji transcription of あいか
Karelian
Regional variants of aika
North Karelian (Viena)
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aika
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South Karelian (Tver)
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aiga
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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)
- (North Karelian) time
Declension
Possessive forms of aika
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1st person
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aikani
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2nd person
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aikaš
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3rd person
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aikah
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*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
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References
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “время”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Manchu
Romanization
aika
- Romanization of ᠠᡳᡴᠠ
Votic
Pronunciation
Adverb
aika
- for a long time
Noun
aika
- 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
Noun
àìka
- the plant Lecaniodiscus cupanioides
Etymology 2
àì- (“negative nominalizing prefix”) + kà (“to read, to count”)
Pronunciation
Noun
àìkà
- something unread
- the act of not reading
- something not counted
- the act of not counting
Derived terms
- aláìkà (“one who does not read”)