kataja
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Kataja.
See also: Kataja
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kataga, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koča. Cognates include Estonian kadakas and Votic katagõ. Compare also Lithuanian kadagys and Latvian kadiķis.
Pronunciation
Noun
kataja
- juniper (any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family)
- common juniper, Juniperus communis
Declension
| Inflection of kataja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kataja | katajat | ||
| genitive | katajan | katajien | ||
| partitive | katajaa | katajia | ||
| illative | katajaan | katajiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kataja | katajat | ||
| accusative | nom. | kataja | katajat | |
| gen. | katajan | |||
| genitive | katajan | katajien katajainrare | ||
| partitive | katajaa | katajia | ||
| inessive | katajassa | katajissa | ||
| elative | katajasta | katajista | ||
| illative | katajaan | katajiin | ||
| adessive | katajalla | katajilla | ||
| ablative | katajalta | katajilta | ||
| allative | katajalle | katajille | ||
| essive | katajana | katajina | ||
| translative | katajaksi | katajiksi | ||
| abessive | katajatta | katajitta | ||
| instructive | — | katajin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
- (Juniperus communis): kotikataja
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “kataja”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kataga. Cognates include Finnish kataja and Estonian kadakas.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑjɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑːjɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑtɑi̯, -ɑtɑːjɑ
- Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ja
Noun
kataja
Declension
| Declension of kataja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kataja | katajat |
| genitive | katajan | katajoin |
| partitive | katajaa | katajoja |
| illative | katajaa | katajoihe |
| inessive | katajaas | katajois |
| elative | katajast | katajoist |
| allative | katajalle | katajoille |
| adessive | katajaal | katajoil |
| ablative | katajalt | katajoilt |
| translative | katajaks | katajoiks |
| essive | katajanna, katajaan | katajoinna, katajoin |
| exessive1) | katajant | katajoint |
| 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 145