See also: Marja and Márjá

Estonian

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Noun

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marja

  1. genitive singular of mari
  2. partitive singular of mari
  3. illative singular of mari

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *marja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mërja. Cognates include Erzya марь (maŕ), Eastern Mari мӧр (mör).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mar‧ja

Noun

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marja

  1. berry (small succulent fruit)
  2. (botany) berry (soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits)

Declension

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Inflection of marja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative marja marjat
genitive marjan marjojen
partitive marjaa marjoja
illative marjaan marjoihin
singular plural
nominative marja marjat
accusative nom. marja marjat
gen. marjan
genitive marjan marjojen
marjain rare
partitive marjaa marjoja
inessive marjassa marjoissa
elative marjasta marjoista
illative marjaan marjoihin
adessive marjalla marjoilla
ablative marjalta marjoilta
allative marjalle marjoille
essive marjana marjoina
translative marjaksi marjoiksi
abessive marjatta marjoitta
instructive marjoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of marja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative marjani marjani
accusative nom. marjani marjani
gen. marjani
genitive marjani marjojeni
marjaini rare
partitive marjaani marjojani
inessive marjassani marjoissani
elative marjastani marjoistani
illative marjaani marjoihini
adessive marjallani marjoillani
ablative marjaltani marjoiltani
allative marjalleni marjoilleni
essive marjanani marjoinani
translative marjakseni marjoikseni
abessive marjattani marjoittani
instructive
comitative marjoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative marjasi marjasi
accusative nom. marjasi marjasi
gen. marjasi
genitive marjasi marjojesi
marjaisi rare
partitive marjaasi marjojasi
inessive marjassasi marjoissasi
elative marjastasi marjoistasi
illative marjaasi marjoihisi
adessive marjallasi marjoillasi
ablative marjaltasi marjoiltasi
allative marjallesi marjoillesi
essive marjanasi marjoinasi
translative marjaksesi marjoiksesi
abessive marjattasi marjoittasi
instructive
comitative marjoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative marjamme marjamme
accusative nom. marjamme marjamme
gen. marjamme
genitive marjamme marjojemme
marjaimme rare
partitive marjaamme marjojamme
inessive marjassamme marjoissamme
elative marjastamme marjoistamme
illative marjaamme marjoihimme
adessive marjallamme marjoillamme
ablative marjaltamme marjoiltamme
allative marjallemme marjoillemme
essive marjanamme marjoinamme
translative marjaksemme marjoiksemme
abessive marjattamme marjoittamme
instructive
comitative marjoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative marjanne marjanne
accusative nom. marjanne marjanne
gen. marjanne
genitive marjanne marjojenne
marjainne rare
partitive marjaanne marjojanne
inessive marjassanne marjoissanne
elative marjastanne marjoistanne
illative marjaanne marjoihinne
adessive marjallanne marjoillanne
ablative marjaltanne marjoiltanne
allative marjallenne marjoillenne
essive marjananne marjoinanne
translative marjaksenne marjoiksenne
abessive marjattanne marjoittanne
instructive
comitative marjoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative marjansa marjansa
accusative nom. marjansa marjansa
gen. marjansa
genitive marjansa marjojensa
marjainsa rare
partitive marjaansa marjojaan
marjojansa
inessive marjassaan
marjassansa
marjoissaan
marjoissansa
elative marjastaan
marjastansa
marjoistaan
marjoistansa
illative marjaansa marjoihinsa
adessive marjallaan
marjallansa
marjoillaan
marjoillansa
ablative marjaltaan
marjaltansa
marjoiltaan
marjoiltansa
allative marjalleen
marjallensa
marjoilleen
marjoillensa
essive marjanaan
marjanansa
marjoinaan
marjoinansa
translative marjakseen
marjaksensa
marjoikseen
marjoiksensa
abessive marjattaan
marjattansa
marjoittaan
marjoittansa
instructive
comitative marjoineen
marjoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds
idioms

Further reading

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Gothic

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Romanization

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marja

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒrjɒ]
  • Hyphenation: mar‧ja
  • Rhymes: -jɒ

Etymology 1

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mar (to bite) +‎ -ja (personal suffix)

Verb

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marja

  1. third-person singular indicative present definite of mar
  2. third-person singular subjunctive present definite of mar
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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mar (withers) +‎ -ja (possessive suffix)

Noun

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marja

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of mar
Declension
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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative marja
accusative marját
dative marjának
instrumental marjával
causal-final marjáért
translative marjává
terminative marjáig
essive-formal marjaként
essive-modal marjául
inessive marjában
superessive marján
adessive marjánál
illative marjába
sublative marjára
allative marjához
elative marjából
delative marjáról
ablative marjától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
marjáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
marjáéi

Ingrian

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Marjoja.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *marja. Cognates include Finnish marja and Estonian mari.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marja

  1. berry
    männä marjaato go collecting berries
  2. Short for kalanmarja.

Declension

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Declension of marja (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative marja marjat
genitive marjan marjoin
partitive marjaa marjoja
illative marjaa marjoi
inessive marjaas marjois
elative marjast marjoist
allative marjalle marjoille
adessive marjaal marjoil
ablative marjalt marjoilt
translative marjaks marjoiks
essive marjanna, marjaan marjoinna, marjoin
exessive1) marjant marjoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 297

Karelian

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Regional variants of marja
North Karelian
(Viena)
marja
South Karelian
(Tver)
marja

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *marja. Cognates include Finnish marja and Veps marj.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr(ʲ)jɑ/
  • Hyphenation: mar‧ja

Noun

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marja (genitive marjan, partitive marjua, diminutive marjanimarjane)

  1. berry
    lähtie marjahto go collecting berries

Declension

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Viena Karelian declension of marja (type 4/kala, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative marja marjat
genitive marjan marjojen
partitive marjua marjoja
illative marjah marjoih
inessive marjašša marjoissa
elative marjašta marjoista
adessive marjalla marjoilla
ablative marjalta marjoilta
translative marjakši marjoiksi
essive marjana marjoina
comitative marjoineh
abessive marjatta marjoitta
Tver Karelian declension of marja (type 4/kala no gradation)
singular plural
nominative marja marjat
genitive marjan marjoin
partitive marjua marjoida
illative marjah marjoih
inessive marjašša marjoissa
elative marjašta marjoista
adessive marjalla marjoilla
ablative marjalda marjoilda
translative marjakši marjoiksi
essive marjana marjoina
comitative marjanke marjoinke
abessive marjatta marjoitta
Possessive forms of marja
1st person marjani
2nd person marjaš
3rd person marjah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

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  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “marja”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “marja”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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marja m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of marje