vaijaa
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *vajaga. Cognates include Finnish vajaa and Estonian vaja.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjɑː/, [ˈʋɑjːɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjɑː/, [ˈʋɑjˑɑː]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑː
- Hyphenation: vai‧jaa
Preposition[edit]
vaijaa (+ nominative)
- (of time) to
- vartti vaijaa kymmen ― quarter to ten
Antonyms[edit]
- yli (“past”)
Adjective[edit]
vaijaa
- Synonym of tarvis (“necessary”)
Declension[edit]
Almost exclusively used in the nominative with the third-person singular of olla
| Declension of vaijaa (type 13/harmaa, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vaijaa | vaijaat |
| genitive | vaijaan | vaijain |
| partitive | vaijaata | vaijaita |
| illative | vaijaasse | vaijaisse |
| inessive | vaijaas | vaijais |
| elative | vaijaast | vaijaist |
| allative | vaijaalle | vaijaille |
| adessive | vaijaal | vaijail |
| ablative | vaijaalt | vaijailt |
| translative | vaijaaks | vaijaiks |
| essive | vaijaanna, vaijaan | vaijainna, vaijain |
| exessive1) | vaijaant | vaijaint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 632