laji

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See also: lājī

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish slagh (whence Swedish slag (kind, sort)), from Middle Low German slach, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi, from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (whence also Swedish slag (hit, punch, blow), as inherited from Old Norse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑji/,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑji
  • Hyphenation(key): la‧ji

Noun

laji

  1. kind, sort
    Minkä lajin mies hän on?
    What kind of man is he?
  2. (biology, taxonomy) species
    uusi lintulajia new bird species
  3. (sports) sport (certain type of sport, such as football or javelin, as opposed to sports in general)
    Lajejani ovat jääkiekko ja jalkapallo.
    My sports are ice hockey and soccer.
  4. genre
    musiikkilajimusic genre

Declension

Inflection of laji (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative laji lajit
genitive lajin lajien
partitive lajia lajeja
illative lajiin lajeihin
singular plural
nominative laji lajit
accusative nom. laji lajit
gen. lajin
genitive lajin lajien
partitive lajia lajeja
inessive lajissa lajeissa
elative lajista lajeista
illative lajiin lajeihin
adessive lajilla lajeilla
ablative lajilta lajeilta
allative lajille lajeille
essive lajina lajeina
translative lajiksi lajeiksi
abessive lajitta lajeitta
instructive lajein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of laji (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lajini lajini
accusative nom. lajini lajini
gen. lajini
genitive lajini lajieni
partitive lajiani lajejani
inessive lajissani lajeissani
elative lajistani lajeistani
illative lajiini lajeihini
adessive lajillani lajeillani
ablative lajiltani lajeiltani
allative lajilleni lajeilleni
essive lajinani lajeinani
translative lajikseni lajeikseni
abessive lajittani lajeittani
instructive
comitative lajeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lajisi lajisi
accusative nom. lajisi lajisi
gen. lajisi
genitive lajisi lajiesi
partitive lajiasi lajejasi
inessive lajissasi lajeissasi
elative lajistasi lajeistasi
illative lajiisi lajeihisi
adessive lajillasi lajeillasi
ablative lajiltasi lajeiltasi
allative lajillesi lajeillesi
essive lajinasi lajeinasi
translative lajiksesi lajeiksesi
abessive lajittasi lajeittasi
instructive
comitative lajeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lajimme lajimme
accusative nom. lajimme lajimme
gen. lajimme
genitive lajimme lajiemme
partitive lajiamme lajejamme
inessive lajissamme lajeissamme
elative lajistamme lajeistamme
illative lajiimme lajeihimme
adessive lajillamme lajeillamme
ablative lajiltamme lajeiltamme
allative lajillemme lajeillemme
essive lajinamme lajeinamme
translative lajiksemme lajeiksemme
abessive lajittamme lajeittamme
instructive
comitative lajeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lajinne lajinne
accusative nom. lajinne lajinne
gen. lajinne
genitive lajinne lajienne
partitive lajianne lajejanne
inessive lajissanne lajeissanne
elative lajistanne lajeistanne
illative lajiinne lajeihinne
adessive lajillanne lajeillanne
ablative lajiltanne lajeiltanne
allative lajillenne lajeillenne
essive lajinanne lajeinanne
translative lajiksenne lajeiksenne
abessive lajittanne lajeittanne
instructive
comitative lajeinenne

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