See also: -oja and ōja

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

oja (genitive oja, partitive oja)

  1. brook, creek

Declension edit

Declension of oja (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative oja ojad
accusative nom.
gen. oja
genitive ojade
partitive oja ojasid
illative ojja
ojasse
ojadesse
inessive ojas ojades
elative ojast ojadest
allative ojale ojadele
adessive ojal ojadel
ablative ojalt ojadelt
translative ojaks ojadeks
terminative ojani ojadeni
essive ojana ojadena
abessive ojata ojadeta
comitative ojaga ojadega

Further reading edit

  • oja”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (online version, not updated, in Estonian), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • oja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online version, in Estonian), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • oja”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (online version, in Estonian), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018
  • oja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish edit

 

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ojɑ
  • Syllabification(key): o‧ja

Noun edit

oja

  1. ditch, trench (especially one used for drainage)
  2. (dialectal) small natural brook

Declension edit

Inflection of oja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative oja ojat
genitive ojan ojien
partitive ojaa ojia
illative ojaan ojiin
singular plural
nominative oja ojat
accusative nom. oja ojat
gen. ojan
genitive ojan ojien
ojainrare
partitive ojaa ojia
inessive ojassa ojissa
elative ojasta ojista
illative ojaan ojiin
adessive ojalla ojilla
ablative ojalta ojilta
allative ojalle ojille
essive ojana ojina
translative ojaksi ojiksi
abessive ojatta ojitta
instructive ojin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of oja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ojani ojani
accusative nom. ojani ojani
gen. ojani
genitive ojani ojieni
ojainirare
partitive ojaani ojiani
inessive ojassani ojissani
elative ojastani ojistani
illative ojaani ojiini
adessive ojallani ojillani
ablative ojaltani ojiltani
allative ojalleni ojilleni
essive ojanani ojinani
translative ojakseni ojikseni
abessive ojattani ojittani
instructive
comitative ojineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ojasi ojasi
accusative nom. ojasi ojasi
gen. ojasi
genitive ojasi ojiesi
ojaisirare
partitive ojaasi ojiasi
inessive ojassasi ojissasi
elative ojastasi ojistasi
illative ojaasi ojiisi
adessive ojallasi ojillasi
ablative ojaltasi ojiltasi
allative ojallesi ojillesi
essive ojanasi ojinasi
translative ojaksesi ojiksesi
abessive ojattasi ojittasi
instructive
comitative ojinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ojamme ojamme
accusative nom. ojamme ojamme
gen. ojamme
genitive ojamme ojiemme
ojaimmerare
partitive ojaamme ojiamme
inessive ojassamme ojissamme
elative ojastamme ojistamme
illative ojaamme ojiimme
adessive ojallamme ojillamme
ablative ojaltamme ojiltamme
allative ojallemme ojillemme
essive ojanamme ojinamme
translative ojaksemme ojiksemme
abessive ojattamme ojittamme
instructive
comitative ojinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ojanne ojanne
accusative nom. ojanne ojanne
gen. ojanne
genitive ojanne ojienne
ojainnerare
partitive ojaanne ojianne
inessive ojassanne ojissanne
elative ojastanne ojistanne
illative ojaanne ojiinne
adessive ojallanne ojillanne
ablative ojaltanne ojiltanne
allative ojallenne ojillenne
essive ojananne ojinanne
translative ojaksenne ojiksenne
abessive ojattanne ojittanne
instructive
comitative ojinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ojansa ojansa
accusative nom. ojansa ojansa
gen. ojansa
genitive ojansa ojiensa
ojainsarare
partitive ojaansa ojiaan
ojiansa
inessive ojassaan
ojassansa
ojissaan
ojissansa
elative ojastaan
ojastansa
ojistaan
ojistansa
illative ojaansa ojiinsa
adessive ojallaan
ojallansa
ojillaan
ojillansa
ablative ojaltaan
ojaltansa
ojiltaan
ojiltansa
allative ojalleen
ojallensa
ojilleen
ojillensa
essive ojanaan
ojanansa
ojinaan
ojinansa
translative ojakseen
ojaksensa
ojikseen
ojiksensa
abessive ojattaan
ojattansa
ojittaan
ojittansa
instructive
comitative ojineen
ojinensa

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

German edit

Etymology edit

Variant of oh ja.

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

oja

  1. (Austria, chiefly Vienna, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
    Das stimmt nicht. — Oja!That's not correct. — Yes, it is!
    Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Oja!Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am!

Usage notes edit

Always stressed on the first syllable, in contrast to oh ja which is always stressed on the second syllable.

Synonyms edit

Ingrian edit

 
Oja.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja. Cognates with Finnish oja and Estonian oja.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

oja

  1. ditch, trench

Declension edit

Declension of oja (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative oja ojat
genitive ojan oijiin
partitive oijaa oijia
illative oijaa oijii
inessive ojas ojis
elative ojast ojist
allative ojalle ojille
adessive ojal ojil
ablative ojalt ojilt
translative ojaks ojiks
essive ojanna, oijaan ojinna, oijiin
exessive1) ojant ojint
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 edit

References edit

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 360

Karelian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

oja

  1. canal

Ladino edit

Noun edit

oja f (Latin spelling)

  1. leaf

Ludian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

Noun edit

oja

  1. stream

Marshallese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese お茶 (o-cha). Doublet of ti.

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wʌzʲɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wɛtʲæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wejah}

Noun edit

oja

  1. tea

Synonyms edit

References edit

Mbyá Guaraní edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish olla.

Noun edit

oja

  1. pot, pan

Swedish edit

Etymology 1 edit

o +‎ ja, literally "oh yes"

Interjection edit

oja

  1. emphatic of ja, oh yes

Etymology 2 edit

From oj +‎ -a.

Verb edit

oja (present ojar, preterite ojade, supine ojat, imperative oja)

  1. (reflexive, informal) to (verbally) express one's distress or concern (e.g. by repeatedly uttering the word oj); to moan, to whimper, to seem to be in (physical or emotional) pain, often with somewhat pathetic overtones
    Synonym: jämra
    Fotbollsspelaren låg och ojade sig, men alla visste att han filmade
    The soccer player was writhing on the ground, but everyone knew it was a dive
    • 2018 March 1, Spänning i luften / Glittrande blå ögon [Excitement in the air / Sparkling blue eyes]‎[3], Harlequin:
      'Du räddade någons liv utan att oja dig. Du var lugn och redde ut situationen trots att du inte ens kunde språket.'
      'You saved someone's life without complaining. You kept calm and sorted out the situation despite despite the fact that you didn't even know the language.'
    • 2018 March 22, Annika Estassy, Gröna fingrar sökes [Green thumbs wanted]‎[4], Norstedts:
      'Inte vi men du', sade Elli och räckte över ena glaset. 'Och innan du börjar oja dig över att gravida inte ska dricka alkohol, vill jag meddela att även om jag köpte flaskan på Systemet är innehållet garanterat alkoholfritt.'
      'Not we but you', Elli said as she passed one of the glasses. 'And before you start whining about the fact that pregnant women shouldn't drink alcohol, I would like to tell you that even if I bought the bottle at Systembolaget, the contents are guaranteed to be free of alcohol.'
    • (Can we date this quote?), Djuna Barnes, Natt bland hästar [Night among horses], Modernista:
      »Jag vill inte att du ska sätta näsan i vädret så fort du möter en prostituerad på gatan; du kan be och oja dig, men jag vill inte att du ska ha några fördomar.«
      'I would like you to swallow your pride when you meet a prostitute on the street; you can pray and complain, but I don't want to to have any prejudices.'
Conjugation edit

References edit

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

Noun edit

oja

  1. brook, stream, creek

Inflection edit

Inflection of oja (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing. oja
genitive sing. ojan
partitive sing. ojad
partitive plur. ojid
singular plural
nominative oja ojad
accusative ojan ojad
genitive ojan ojiden
partitive ojad ojid
essive-instructive ojan ojin
translative ojaks ojikš
inessive ojas ojiš
elative ojaspäi ojišpäi
illative ojaha ojihe
adessive ojal ojil
ablative ojalpäi ojilpäi
allative ojale ojile
abessive ojata ojita
comitative ojanke ojidenke
prolative ojadme ojidme
approximative I ojanno ojidenno
approximative II ojannoks ojidennoks
egressive ojannopäi ojidennopäi
terminative I ojahasai ojihesai
terminative II ojalesai ojilesai
terminative III ojassai
additive I ojahapäi ojihepäi
additive II ojalepäi ojilepäi

References edit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “ручей”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Võro edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

Noun edit

oja (genitive oja, partitive ojja or oia)

  1. brook, creek

Inflection edit

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Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

-ója

  1. (transitive) to barbecue, to braai

Inflection edit

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