harja
Estonian
Noun
harja
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *harja (compare Estonian hari, Karelian harja, Livvi harju), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šerys).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝rjɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ
- Syllabification(key): har‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): har‧ja
Noun
harja
- brush (implement consisting of multiple bristles or other filaments)
- brush (piece of conductive material, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine)
- mane (longer hair growth e.g. on back of neck of a horse or around head of a male lion)
- crest, comb (tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head)
- crest (upper curve of a horse's neck)
- crest (ridge or top of a wave)
- crest, chine (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- arête (sharp edge of a mountain ridge)
- ridge (highest point on a roof)
- (curling) broom, sweeper (implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further)
Declension
| Inflection of harja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | harja | harjat | |
| genitive | harjan | harjojen | |
| partitive | harjaa | harjoja | |
| illative | harjaan | harjoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | harja | harjat | |
| accusative | nom. | harja | harjat |
| gen. | harjan | ||
| genitive | harjan | harjojen harjain rare | |
| partitive | harjaa | harjoja | |
| inessive | harjassa | harjoissa | |
| elative | harjasta | harjoista | |
| illative | harjaan | harjoihin | |
| adessive | harjalla | harjoilla | |
| ablative | harjalta | harjoilta | |
| allative | harjalle | harjoille | |
| essive | harjana | harjoina | |
| translative | harjaksi | harjoiksi | |
| abessive | harjatta | harjoitta | |
| instructive | — | harjoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
- aallonharja
- astiaharja
- astianpesuharja
- autoharja
- hammasharja
- hammasväliharja
- harjaheltta
- harjahirsi
- harjahäntähiiru
- harjakate
- harjakatto
- harjakattoinen
- harjakauppias
- harjakiharrin
- harjakoriste
- harjakorkeus
- harjakoskelo
- harjakotilo
- harjakotka
- harjakulma
- harjakuusi
- harjalaiskiainen
- harjalammas
- harjalauta
- harjalintu
- harjalista
- harjamaki
- Harjamäki
- harjaneilikka
- harjannostajaiset
- harjantekijä
- harjanvarsi
- harjaorsi
- harjaosa
- harjapalkki
- harjapuoli
- harjapuu
- harjapää
- harjapäävasara
- harjarotta
- harjaryssä
- harjasauma
- harjasivellin
- harjastukka
- harjasusi
- harjatalo
- harjateltta
- harjateräs
- harjatiili
- harjaviiva
- hevosenharja
- hiiliharja
- hiusharja
- juovaharjasiili
- juuresharja
- juuriharja
- kalusteharja
- katonharja
- kattoharja
- katuharja
- kenkäharja
- kierreharja
- kiillotusharja
- kiinanharjakoira
- kukonharja
- kultaharjaleijona-apina
- kultaharjaleijonatamariini
- kylpyharja
- kynsiharja
- lakaisuharja
- lamppuharja
- lapioharja
- lattiaharja
- leijonanharja
- levankiharja
- liesiharja
- liinaharja
- liisteriharja
- matonpesuharja
- mattoharja
- mokkaharja
- muurinharja
- mäenharja
- nuohousharja
- nykytysharja
- otsaharja
- pellavaharja
- puhdistusharja
- pulloharja
- pyöröharja
- pölyharja
- ripsiharja
- saunaharja
- selkäharja
- suoristusharja
- tapettiharja
- teippiharja
- teräsharja
- teräväharjainen
- tiskiharja
- vaateharja
- valkoharjatamaani
- valkoharjaturako
- vessaharja
- viilaharja
- vuorenharja
- WC-harja
References
Further reading
- “harja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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 Proto-Finnic *harja. Cognates include Finnish harja and Estonian hari.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑri]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑrjɑ]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑrjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrj, -ɑrjɑ
- Hyphenation: har‧ja
Noun
harja
- mane
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 52:
- Kullileva imikost erittäijää sil, jot kulliil ono suur harja.
- The male lion differs from the female in that the male has a large mane.
- comb, crest
- brush (instrument)
Declension
| Declension of harja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | harja | harjat |
| genitive | harjan | harjoin |
| partitive | harjaa | harjoja |
| illative | harjaa | harjoi |
| inessive | harjaas | harjois |
| elative | harjast | harjoist |
| allative | harjalle | harjoille |
| adessive | harjaal | harjoil |
| ablative | harjalt | harjoilt |
| translative | harjaks | harjoiks |
| essive | harjanna, harjaan | harjoinna, harjoin |
| exessive1) | harjant | harjoint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
- (brush): šotka
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 46
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 31
Proto-Norse
Romanization
harja
- romanization of ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ