leija

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See also: Leija and leijā

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Etymology

Back-formation from leijata

Pronunciation

Noun

leija

  1. kite
  2. (volleyball) float (overhand serve in which the ball is hit with no spin so that its path becomes unpredictable)
  3. (informal) fart
  4. (slang) poser, showoff

Declension

Inflection of leija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative leija leijat
genitive leijan leijojen
partitive leijaa leijoja
illative leijaan leijoihin
singular plural
nominative leija leijat
accusative nom. leija leijat
gen. leijan
genitive leijan leijojen
leijain rare
partitive leijaa leijoja
inessive leijassa leijoissa
elative leijasta leijoista
illative leijaan leijoihin
adessive leijalla leijoilla
ablative leijalta leijoilta
allative leijalle leijoille
essive leijana leijoina
translative leijaksi leijoiksi
abessive leijatta leijoitta
instructive leijoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leijani leijani
accusative nom. leijani leijani
gen. leijani
genitive leijani leijojeni
leijaini rare
partitive leijaani leijojani
inessive leijassani leijoissani
elative leijastani leijoistani
illative leijaani leijoihini
adessive leijallani leijoillani
ablative leijaltani leijoiltani
allative leijalleni leijoilleni
essive leijanani leijoinani
translative leijakseni leijoikseni
abessive leijattani leijoittani
instructive
comitative leijoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leijasi leijasi
accusative nom. leijasi leijasi
gen. leijasi
genitive leijasi leijojesi
leijaisi rare
partitive leijaasi leijojasi
inessive leijassasi leijoissasi
elative leijastasi leijoistasi
illative leijaasi leijoihisi
adessive leijallasi leijoillasi
ablative leijaltasi leijoiltasi
allative leijallesi leijoillesi
essive leijanasi leijoinasi
translative leijaksesi leijoiksesi
abessive leijattasi leijoittasi
instructive
comitative leijoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leijamme leijamme
accusative nom. leijamme leijamme
gen. leijamme
genitive leijamme leijojemme
leijaimme rare
partitive leijaamme leijojamme
inessive leijassamme leijoissamme
elative leijastamme leijoistamme
illative leijaamme leijoihimme
adessive leijallamme leijoillamme
ablative leijaltamme leijoiltamme
allative leijallemme leijoillemme
essive leijanamme leijoinamme
translative leijaksemme leijoiksemme
abessive leijattamme leijoittamme
instructive
comitative leijoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leijanne leijanne
accusative nom. leijanne leijanne
gen. leijanne
genitive leijanne leijojenne
leijainne rare
partitive leijaanne leijojanne
inessive leijassanne leijoissanne
elative leijastanne leijoistanne
illative leijaanne leijoihinne
adessive leijallanne leijoillanne
ablative leijaltanne leijoiltanne
allative leijallenne leijoillenne
essive leijananne leijoinanne
translative leijaksenne leijoiksenne
abessive leijattanne leijoittanne
instructive
comitative leijoinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

leija f (4th declension)

  1. (dated, 19th century) lower part; alternative form of leja

Declension