Finnish
Etymology
hieroa + -ja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhie̯rojɑ/, [ˈhie̞̯ro̞jɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ierojɑ
- Syllabification(key): hie‧ro‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): hie‧ro‧ja
Noun
hieroja
- masseur, masseuse, massage therapist
Usage notes
In Finnish the terminology tends to be gender-neutral. Accordingly, hieroja (“masseur”) is normally used to refer to both masseurs and masseuses.
Declension
| Inflection of hieroja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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hieroja
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hierojat
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| genitive
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hierojan
|
hierojien
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| partitive
|
hierojaa
|
hierojia
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| illative
|
hierojaan
|
hierojiin
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hieroja
|
hierojat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
hieroja
|
hierojat
|
| gen.
|
hierojan
|
| genitive
|
hierojan
|
hierojien
hierojain rare
|
| partitive
|
hierojaa
|
hierojia
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| inessive
|
hierojassa
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hierojissa
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| elative
|
hierojasta
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hierojista
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| illative
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hierojaan
|
hierojiin
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| adessive
|
hierojalla
|
hierojilla
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| ablative
|
hierojalta
|
hierojilta
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| allative
|
hierojalle
|
hierojille
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| essive
|
hierojana
|
hierojina
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| translative
|
hierojaksi
|
hierojiksi
|
| abessive
|
hierojatta
|
hierojitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
hierojin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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hierojani
|
hierojani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
hierojani
|
hierojani
|
| gen.
|
hierojani
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| genitive
|
hierojani
|
hierojieni
hierojaini rare
|
| partitive
|
hierojaani
|
hierojiani
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| inessive
|
hierojassani
|
hierojissani
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| elative
|
hierojastani
|
hierojistani
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| illative
|
hierojaani
|
hierojiini
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| adessive
|
hierojallani
|
hierojillani
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| ablative
|
hierojaltani
|
hierojiltani
|
| allative
|
hierojalleni
|
hierojilleni
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| essive
|
hierojanani
|
hierojinani
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| translative
|
hierojakseni
|
hierojikseni
|
| abessive
|
hierojattani
|
hierojittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hierojineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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hierojasi
|
hierojasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
hierojasi
|
hierojasi
|
| gen.
|
hierojasi
|
| genitive
|
hierojasi
|
hierojiesi
hierojaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
hierojaasi
|
hierojiasi
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| inessive
|
hierojassasi
|
hierojissasi
|
| elative
|
hierojastasi
|
hierojistasi
|
| illative
|
hierojaasi
|
hierojiisi
|
| adessive
|
hierojallasi
|
hierojillasi
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| ablative
|
hierojaltasi
|
hierojiltasi
|
| allative
|
hierojallesi
|
hierojillesi
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| essive
|
hierojanasi
|
hierojinasi
|
| translative
|
hierojaksesi
|
hierojiksesi
|
| abessive
|
hierojattasi
|
hierojittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hierojinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hierojamme
|
hierojamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hierojamme
|
hierojamme
|
| gen.
|
hierojamme
|
| genitive
|
hierojamme
|
hierojiemme
hierojaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
hierojaamme
|
hierojiamme
|
| inessive
|
hierojassamme
|
hierojissamme
|
| elative
|
hierojastamme
|
hierojistamme
|
| illative
|
hierojaamme
|
hierojiimme
|
| adessive
|
hierojallamme
|
hierojillamme
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| ablative
|
hierojaltamme
|
hierojiltamme
|
| allative
|
hierojallemme
|
hierojillemme
|
| essive
|
hierojanamme
|
hierojinamme
|
| translative
|
hierojaksemme
|
hierojiksemme
|
| abessive
|
hierojattamme
|
hierojittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hierojinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hierojanne
|
hierojanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hierojanne
|
hierojanne
|
| gen.
|
hierojanne
|
| genitive
|
hierojanne
|
hierojienne
hierojainne rare
|
| partitive
|
hierojaanne
|
hierojianne
|
| inessive
|
hierojassanne
|
hierojissanne
|
| elative
|
hierojastanne
|
hierojistanne
|
| illative
|
hierojaanne
|
hierojiinne
|
| adessive
|
hierojallanne
|
hierojillanne
|
| ablative
|
hierojaltanne
|
hierojiltanne
|
| allative
|
hierojallenne
|
hierojillenne
|
| essive
|
hierojananne
|
hierojinanne
|
| translative
|
hierojaksenne
|
hierojiksenne
|
| abessive
|
hierojattanne
|
hierojittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hierojinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hierojansa
|
hierojansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hierojansa
|
hierojansa
|
| gen.
|
hierojansa
|
| genitive
|
hierojansa
|
hierojiensa
hierojainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
hierojaansa
|
hierojiaan
hierojiansa
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| inessive
|
hierojassaan
hierojassansa
|
hierojissaan
hierojissansa
|
| elative
|
hierojastaan
hierojastansa
|
hierojistaan
hierojistansa
|
| illative
|
hierojaansa
|
hierojiinsa
|
| adessive
|
hierojallaan
hierojallansa
|
hierojillaan
hierojillansa
|
| ablative
|
hierojaltaan
hierojaltansa
|
hierojiltaan
hierojiltansa
|
| allative
|
hierojalleen
hierojallensa
|
hierojilleen
hierojillensa
|
| essive
|
hierojanaan
hierojanansa
|
hierojinaan
hierojinansa
|
| translative
|
hierojakseen
hierojaksensa
|
hierojikseen
hierojiksensa
|
| abessive
|
hierojattaan
hierojattansa
|
hierojittaan
hierojittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hierojineen
hierojinensa
|
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Derived terms
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