Manja
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Маня (Manja).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnʲɑ/, [ˈmɑɲɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnʲɑ/, [ˈmɑɲɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑnʲɑ
- Hyphenation: Man‧ja
Proper noun
Manja
- a female given name
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- j ono i pehmitösmerkkinnä ennen vokalaa, keskeel sannaa, niku nimis: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja j.n.e.
- j is also a palatalisation mark before a vowel, in the middle of a word, like in the names: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja etc.
Declension
| Declension of Manja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Manja | Manjat |
| genitive | Manjan | Manjoin |
| partitive | Manjaa | Manjoja |
| illative | Manjaa | Manjoi |
| inessive | Manjas | Manjois |
| elative | Manjast | Manjoist |
| allative | Manjalle | Manjoille |
| adessive | Manjal | Manjoil |
| ablative | Manjalt | Manjoilt |
| translative | Manjaks | Manjoiks |
| essive | Manjanna, Manjaan | Manjoinna, Manjoin |
| exessive1) | Manjant | Manjoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 296