Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From dialectal rutjat, ruijat (aurora borealis).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrui̯jɑ/, [ˈrui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Rui‧ja

Proper noun edit

Ruija

  1. Finnmark (a county of Norway)

Declension edit

Inflection of Ruija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Ruija
genitive Ruijan
partitive Ruijaa
illative Ruijaan
singular plural
nominative Ruija
accusative nom. Ruija
gen. Ruijan
genitive Ruijan
partitive Ruijaa
inessive Ruijassa
elative Ruijasta
illative Ruijaan
adessive Ruijalla
ablative Ruijalta
allative Ruijalle
essive Ruijana
translative Ruijaksi
abessive Ruijatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Ruija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ruijani
accusative nom. Ruijani
gen. Ruijani
genitive Ruijani
partitive Ruijaani
inessive Ruijassani
elative Ruijastani
illative Ruijaani
adessive Ruijallani
ablative Ruijaltani
allative Ruijalleni
essive Ruijanani
translative Ruijakseni
abessive Ruijattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ruijasi
accusative nom. Ruijasi
gen. Ruijasi
genitive Ruijasi
partitive Ruijaasi
inessive Ruijassasi
elative Ruijastasi
illative Ruijaasi
adessive Ruijallasi
ablative Ruijaltasi
allative Ruijallesi
essive Ruijanasi
translative Ruijaksesi
abessive Ruijattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ruijamme
accusative nom. Ruijamme
gen. Ruijamme
genitive Ruijamme
partitive Ruijaamme
inessive Ruijassamme
elative Ruijastamme
illative Ruijaamme
adessive Ruijallamme
ablative Ruijaltamme
allative Ruijallemme
essive Ruijanamme
translative Ruijaksemme
abessive Ruijattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ruijanne
accusative nom. Ruijanne
gen. Ruijanne
genitive Ruijanne
partitive Ruijaanne
inessive Ruijassanne
elative Ruijastanne
illative Ruijaanne
adessive Ruijallanne
ablative Ruijaltanne
allative Ruijallenne
essive Ruijananne
translative Ruijaksenne
abessive Ruijattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Ruijansa
accusative nom. Ruijansa
gen. Ruijansa
genitive Ruijansa
partitive Ruijaansa
inessive Ruijassaan
Ruijassansa
elative Ruijastaan
Ruijastansa
illative Ruijaansa
adessive Ruijallaan
Ruijallansa
ablative Ruijaltaan
Ruijaltansa
allative Ruijalleen
Ruijallensa
essive Ruijanaan
Ruijanansa
translative Ruijakseen
Ruijaksensa
abessive Ruijattaan
Ruijattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
    note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources

Anagrams edit