See also: aja, Aja, AJA, ajá, Ája, ajā, and -āja

Faroese

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Etymology

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From á +‎ ja. Compare Scots aye.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ája!

  1. alas!, ah!, oh yes!

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ājëk.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːja/

Noun

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ája

  1. creek, brook

Inflection

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Odd, dj-j gradation
Nominative ája
Genitive ádjaga
Singular Plural
Nominative ája ádjagat
Accusative ádjaga ádjagiid
Genitive ádjaga ádjagiid
Illative ádjagii ádjagiidda
Locative ádjagis ádjagiin
Comitative ádjagiin ádjagiiguin
Essive ájan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ádjagan ádjageamẹ ádjageamẹt
2nd person ádjagat ádjageattẹ ádjageattẹt
3rd person ádjagis ádjageaskkạ ádjageasẹt

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland