saija

See also: Saija

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian sai. Related to dialectal Finnish saija.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑi̯j]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈʃɑi̯jɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯j, -ɑi̯jɑ
• Hyphenation: sai‧ja

Noun

saija

1. wheat bread

Declension

Declension of saija (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	saija	saijat
genitive	saijan	saijoin
partitive	saijaa	saijoja
illative	saijaa	saijoi
inessive	saijaas	saijois
elative	saijast	saijoist
allative	saijalle	saijoille
adessive	saijaal	saijoil
ablative	saijalt	saijoilt
translative	saijaks	saijoiks
essive	saijanna, saijaan	saijoinna, saijoin
exessive1)	saijant	saijoint
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.

Synonyms

• siitnikka

Derived terms

• saijabulkka
• saijain
• saijajauha
• saijajauho
• saijakarta
• saijapata

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 500