suoja

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuo̯jɑ/,
• Rhymes: -uojɑ
• Syllabification^(key): suo‧ja

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *sooja, borrowed from Proto-Iranian *caHyáH (compare Persian سایه (sâya, “shadow, shelter”)). Komi-Zyrian сай (saj, “shelter”) and Eastern Mari шойылч (šojylč, “from behind”) may have the same origin.

Noun

suoja

1. a place where one is safe or protected: shelter, refuge

   olla suojassa ― to be safe / out of harm's way

2. something that protects or keep safe, such as a protective covering
3. protection (process of keeping something safe)
4. safeguard, defense (something that serves as a guard or protection)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “1. suoja”, 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

From Proto-Finnic *sooja, probably a later shift from etymology 1.

Noun

suoja

1. Synonym of suojasää (“thaw”) (weather warm enough to melt snow and ice)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “2. suoja”, 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 3

suoda +‎ -ja

Noun

suoja (literary)

1. one who gives, allows, grants or permits

Declension

Further reading

• “3. suoja”, 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