Finnish

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Etymology

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Most likely borrowed from Swedish mor in the same way as faija from Swedish far.[1] Alternatively, from dialectal Swedish mója (compare moja sig). First mentioned in a dictionary in 1786 as muuja, in its current form in 1823.[2] Swedish moja may however be borrowed from Finnish due to its narrow distribution.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmui̯jɑ/, [ˈmui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mui‧ja

Noun

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muija

  1. (informal, possibly derogatory) young woman, chick
    Synonyms: mimmi, ämmä, tipu, kissa, kimuli
  2. (informal, possibly derogatory) old woman, woman
    Synonyms: akka, eukko, ämmä
  3. (colloquial, possibly derogatory) wife, girlfriend
    Synonyms: nainen, (wife) vaimo, eukko, (girlfriend) tyttöystävä, tyttökaveri

Usage notes

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In certain registers, the word has come to be regarded as vulgar or even offensive. This does not, however, apply to all dialects or registers, contemporary nor historic.

Declension

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Inflection of muija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative muija muijat
genitive muijan muijien
partitive muijaa muijia
illative muijaan muijiin
singular plural
nominative muija muijat
accusative nom. muija muijat
gen. muijan
genitive muijan muijien
muijain rare
partitive muijaa muijia
inessive muijassa muijissa
elative muijasta muijista
illative muijaan muijiin
adessive muijalla muijilla
ablative muijalta muijilta
allative muijalle muijille
essive muijana muijina
translative muijaksi muijiksi
abessive muijatta muijitta
instructive muijin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of muija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative muijani muijani
accusative nom. muijani muijani
gen. muijani
genitive muijani muijieni
muijaini rare
partitive muijaani muijiani
inessive muijassani muijissani
elative muijastani muijistani
illative muijaani muijiini
adessive muijallani muijillani
ablative muijaltani muijiltani
allative muijalleni muijilleni
essive muijanani muijinani
translative muijakseni muijikseni
abessive muijattani muijittani
instructive
comitative muijineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative muijasi muijasi
accusative nom. muijasi muijasi
gen. muijasi
genitive muijasi muijiesi
muijaisi rare
partitive muijaasi muijiasi
inessive muijassasi muijissasi
elative muijastasi muijistasi
illative muijaasi muijiisi
adessive muijallasi muijillasi
ablative muijaltasi muijiltasi
allative muijallesi muijillesi
essive muijanasi muijinasi
translative muijaksesi muijiksesi
abessive muijattasi muijittasi
instructive
comitative muijinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative muijamme muijamme
accusative nom. muijamme muijamme
gen. muijamme
genitive muijamme muijiemme
muijaimme rare
partitive muijaamme muijiamme
inessive muijassamme muijissamme
elative muijastamme muijistamme
illative muijaamme muijiimme
adessive muijallamme muijillamme
ablative muijaltamme muijiltamme
allative muijallemme muijillemme
essive muijanamme muijinamme
translative muijaksemme muijiksemme
abessive muijattamme muijittamme
instructive
comitative muijinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative muijanne muijanne
accusative nom. muijanne muijanne
gen. muijanne
genitive muijanne muijienne
muijainne rare
partitive muijaanne muijianne
inessive muijassanne muijissanne
elative muijastanne muijistanne
illative muijaanne muijiinne
adessive muijallanne muijillanne
ablative muijaltanne muijiltanne
allative muijallenne muijillenne
essive muijananne muijinanne
translative muijaksenne muijiksenne
abessive muijattanne muijittanne
instructive
comitative muijinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative muijansa muijansa
accusative nom. muijansa muijansa
gen. muijansa
genitive muijansa muijiensa
muijainsa rare
partitive muijaansa muijiaan
muijiansa
inessive muijassaan
muijassansa
muijissaan
muijissansa
elative muijastaan
muijastansa
muijistaan
muijistansa
illative muijaansa muijiinsa
adessive muijallaan
muijallansa
muijillaan
muijillansa
ablative muijaltaan
muijaltansa
muijiltaan
muijiltansa
allative muijalleen
muijallensa
muijilleen
muijillensa
essive muijanaan
muijanansa
muijinaan
muijinansa
translative muijakseen
muijaksensa
muijikseen
muijiksensa
abessive muijattaan
muijattansa
muijittaan
muijittansa
instructive
comitative muijineen
muijinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
  2. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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