ajaja
See also: Ajaja
English
Noun
ajaja (plural ajajas)
- A traditional Inuit song accompanied by dancing and drumming.
Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈɑ̈jɑ̈jɑ̈]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑjɑ
- Hyphenation: a‧ja‧ja
Noun
ajaja (genitive ajaja, partitive ajajat)
Declension
| Declension of ajaja (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ajaja | ajajad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ajaja | ||
| genitive | ajajate | ||
| partitive | ajajat | ajajaid | |
| illative | ajajasse | ajajatesse ajajaisse | |
| inessive | ajajas | ajajates ajajais | |
| elative | ajajast | ajajatest ajajaist | |
| allative | ajajale | ajajatele ajajaile | |
| adessive | ajajal | ajajatel ajajail | |
| ablative | ajajalt | ajajatelt ajajailt | |
| translative | ajajaks | ajajateks ajajaiks | |
| terminative | ajajani | ajajateni | |
| essive | ajajana | ajajatena | |
| abessive | ajajata | ajajateta | |
| comitative | ajajaga | ajajatega | |
Compounds
- asjaajaja (“secretary”)
- habemeajaja (“barber”)
References
- ajaja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “ajaja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Further reading
- “ajaja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “ajaja”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- ajaja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ajaja. Equivalent to ajaa (“to drive”) + -ja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝jɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧ja‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): aja‧ja
Noun
ajaja
Declension
| Inflection of ajaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ajaja | ajajat | |
| genitive | ajajan | ajajien | |
| partitive | ajajaa | ajajia | |
| illative | ajajaan | ajajiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ajaja | ajajat | |
| accusative | nom. | ajaja | ajajat |
| gen. | ajajan | ||
| genitive | ajajan | ajajien ajajain rare | |
| partitive | ajajaa | ajajia | |
| inessive | ajajassa | ajajissa | |
| elative | ajajasta | ajajista | |
| illative | ajajaan | ajajiin | |
| adessive | ajajalla | ajajilla | |
| ablative | ajajalta | ajajilta | |
| allative | ajajalle | ajajille | |
| essive | ajajana | ajajina | |
| translative | ajajaksi | ajajiksi | |
| abessive | ajajatta | ajajitta | |
| instructive | — | ajajin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “ajaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Ingrian
Etymology
From aijaa (“to drive”) + -ja. Akin to Finnish ajaja and Estonian ajaja.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈɑjɑi̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈɑjɑjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑi̯, -ɑjɑjɑ
- Hyphenation: a‧ja‧ja
Noun
ajaja
- rider, driver
- 2008, Сойкинский Край[2], number 7, page 9:
- Ajaja katsoi Ivoin jalkkaa ja saoi, jot pittää suuree polnitsaa.
- The driver looked at Ivoi's leg and said that they had to go to a big hospital.
Declension
| Declension of ajaja (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ajaja | ajajat |
| genitive | ajajan | ajajiin |
| partitive | ajajaa | ajajia |
| illative | ajajaa | ajajii |
| inessive | ajajaas | ajajiis |
| elative | ajajast | ajajist |
| allative | ajajalle | ajajille |
| adessive | ajajaal | ajajiil |
| ablative | ajajalt | ajajilt |
| translative | ajajaks | ajajiks |
| essive | ajajanna, ajajaan | ajajinna, ajajiin |
| exessive1) | ajajant | ajajint |
| 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. | ||
Oromo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ajaja
Further reading
- Gamtaa, Xilaahun (2004) Galmee Afaan Oromo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu - Comprehensive Oromo-English-Dictionary (COED), New York, USA: Karrayyuu Publishing, →ISBN, page 69