Kaja

See also: kaja, Kája, kāja, kājā, and Kają

Estonian

Etymology

20th century creation from kaja (echo). Also interpreted as a variant of Kaia, from Katariina (Catherine).

Proper noun

Kaja

  1. a female given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Kaja

  1. 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

  1. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Declension

Further reading

  • Kaja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaja]

Proper noun

Kaja f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Kaja
(pattern ulica)
singularplural
nominativeKajaKaje
genitiveKajeKají
dativeKajiKajam
accusativeKajuKaje
locativeKajiKajach
instrumentalKajouKajami

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaja/

Proper noun

Kaja f

  1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
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