Kaja
Estonian
Etymology
20th century creation from kaja (“echo”). Also interpreted as a variant of Kaia, from Katariina (“Catherine”).
Proper noun
Kaja
- a female given name
Related terms
Norwegian
Proper noun
Kaja
- a diminutive of the female given name Katarina, also explained as the feminine form of Kai
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Cāia. Doublet of Gaja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: Ka‧ja
- Homophone: kaja
Proper noun
Kaja f
- a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]
Declension
Declension of Kaja
Further reading
- Kaja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaja]
Proper noun
Kaja f
- a female given name
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kaja | Kaje |
| genitive | Kaje | Kají |
| dative | Kaji | Kajam |
| accusative | Kaju | Kaje |
| locative | Kaji | Kajach |
| instrumental | Kajou | Kajami |
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaja/
Proper noun
Kaja f
- a female given name
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Kaja | ||
| gen. sing. | Kaje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Kaja | Kaji | Kaje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Kaje | Kaj | Kaj |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Kaji | Kajama | Kajam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Kajo | Kaji | Kaje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Kaji | Kajah | Kajah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Kajo | Kajama | Kajami |
Further reading
- “Kaja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025