Finnish
Etymology
Back-formation from leijata
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlei̯jɑ/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eijɑ
- Syllabification(key): lei‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): lei‧ja
Noun
leija
- kite
- (volleyball) float (overhand serve in which the ball is hit with no spin so that its path becomes unpredictable)
- (informal) fart
- (slang) poser, showoff
Declension
| Inflection of leija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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leija
|
leijat
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| genitive
|
leijan
|
leijojen
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| partitive
|
leijaa
|
leijoja
|
| illative
|
leijaan
|
leijoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leija
|
leijat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leija
|
leijat
|
| gen.
|
leijan
|
| genitive
|
leijan
|
leijojen
leijain rare
|
| partitive
|
leijaa
|
leijoja
|
| inessive
|
leijassa
|
leijoissa
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| elative
|
leijasta
|
leijoista
|
| illative
|
leijaan
|
leijoihin
|
| adessive
|
leijalla
|
leijoilla
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| ablative
|
leijalta
|
leijoilta
|
| allative
|
leijalle
|
leijoille
|
| essive
|
leijana
|
leijoina
|
| translative
|
leijaksi
|
leijoiksi
|
| abessive
|
leijatta
|
leijoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
leijoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijani
|
leijani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijani
|
leijani
|
| gen.
|
leijani
|
| genitive
|
leijani
|
leijojeni
leijaini rare
|
| partitive
|
leijaani
|
leijojani
|
| inessive
|
leijassani
|
leijoissani
|
| elative
|
leijastani
|
leijoistani
|
| illative
|
leijaani
|
leijoihini
|
| adessive
|
leijallani
|
leijoillani
|
| ablative
|
leijaltani
|
leijoiltani
|
| allative
|
leijalleni
|
leijoilleni
|
| essive
|
leijanani
|
leijoinani
|
| translative
|
leijakseni
|
leijoikseni
|
| abessive
|
leijattani
|
leijoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijasi
|
leijasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijasi
|
leijasi
|
| gen.
|
leijasi
|
| genitive
|
leijasi
|
leijojesi
leijaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
leijaasi
|
leijojasi
|
| inessive
|
leijassasi
|
leijoissasi
|
| elative
|
leijastasi
|
leijoistasi
|
| illative
|
leijaasi
|
leijoihisi
|
| adessive
|
leijallasi
|
leijoillasi
|
| ablative
|
leijaltasi
|
leijoiltasi
|
| allative
|
leijallesi
|
leijoillesi
|
| essive
|
leijanasi
|
leijoinasi
|
| translative
|
leijaksesi
|
leijoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
leijattasi
|
leijoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijamme
|
leijamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijamme
|
leijamme
|
| gen.
|
leijamme
|
| genitive
|
leijamme
|
leijojemme
leijaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
leijaamme
|
leijojamme
|
| inessive
|
leijassamme
|
leijoissamme
|
| elative
|
leijastamme
|
leijoistamme
|
| illative
|
leijaamme
|
leijoihimme
|
| adessive
|
leijallamme
|
leijoillamme
|
| ablative
|
leijaltamme
|
leijoiltamme
|
| allative
|
leijallemme
|
leijoillemme
|
| essive
|
leijanamme
|
leijoinamme
|
| translative
|
leijaksemme
|
leijoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
leijattamme
|
leijoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijanne
|
leijanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijanne
|
leijanne
|
| gen.
|
leijanne
|
| genitive
|
leijanne
|
leijojenne
leijainne rare
|
| partitive
|
leijaanne
|
leijojanne
|
| inessive
|
leijassanne
|
leijoissanne
|
| elative
|
leijastanne
|
leijoistanne
|
| illative
|
leijaanne
|
leijoihinne
|
| adessive
|
leijallanne
|
leijoillanne
|
| ablative
|
leijaltanne
|
leijoiltanne
|
| allative
|
leijallenne
|
leijoillenne
|
| essive
|
leijananne
|
leijoinanne
|
| translative
|
leijaksenne
|
leijoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
leijattanne
|
leijoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijansa
|
leijansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijansa
|
leijansa
|
| gen.
|
leijansa
|
| genitive
|
leijansa
|
leijojensa
leijainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
leijaansa
|
leijojaan
leijojansa
|
| inessive
|
leijassaan
leijassansa
|
leijoissaan
leijoissansa
|
| elative
|
leijastaan
leijastansa
|
leijoistaan
leijoistansa
|
| illative
|
leijaansa
|
leijoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
leijallaan
leijallansa
|
leijoillaan
leijoillansa
|
| ablative
|
leijaltaan
leijaltansa
|
leijoiltaan
leijoiltansa
|
| allative
|
leijalleen
leijallensa
|
leijoilleen
leijoillensa
|
| essive
|
leijanaan
leijanansa
|
leijoinaan
leijoinansa
|
| translative
|
leijakseen
leijaksensa
|
leijoikseen
leijoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
leijattaan
leijattansa
|
leijoittaan
leijoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijoineen
leijoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
- compounds
- patjaleija
- taitoleija
- teholeija
- vetoleija
Further reading
Anagrams
Latvian
Noun
leija f (4th declension)
- (dated, 19th century) lower part; alternative form of leja
Declension