marja
Estonian
Noun
marja
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *marja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mërja. Cognates include Erzya марь (maŕ), Eastern Mari мӧр (mör).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rjɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ
- Syllabification(key): mar‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): mar‧ja
Noun
marja
- berry (small succulent fruit)
- (botany) berry (soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits)
Declension
| Inflection of marja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marja | marjat | |
| genitive | marjan | marjojen | |
| partitive | marjaa | marjoja | |
| illative | marjaan | marjoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | marja | marjat | |
| accusative | nom. | marja | marjat |
| gen. | marjan | ||
| genitive | marjan | marjojen marjain rare | |
| partitive | marjaa | marjoja | |
| inessive | marjassa | marjoissa | |
| elative | marjasta | marjoista | |
| illative | marjaan | marjoihin | |
| adessive | marjalla | marjoilla | |
| ablative | marjalta | marjoilta | |
| allative | marjalle | marjoille | |
| essive | marjana | marjoina | |
| translative | marjaksi | marjoiksi | |
| abessive | marjatta | marjoitta | |
| instructive | — | marjoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- boysenmarja
- goji-marja
- happomarja
- harakanmarja
- heisipuunmarja
- hillomarja
- inka-marja
- kapinmarja
- karhunmarja
- karviaismarja
- katajanmarja
- kermesmarja
- kirsimarja
- konnanmarja
- kuolemanmarja
- kurjenmarja
- käärmeenmarja
- laakerinmarja
- lemmonmarja
- linnunmarja
- loganmarja
- lumimarja
- luonnonmarja
- luumarja
- marja-aika
- marja-aronia
- marjahillo
- Marjakangas
- marjakasvi
- marjakiisseli
- Marjakoski
- marjakotinga
- marjakuusi
- marjalintu
- marjalude
- Marjamaa
- marjamaito
- marjamehu
- marjametsä
- Marjamäki
- marjamämmi
- Marjaniemi (Helsinki)
- Marjaniemi (surname)
- marjanpoimija
- marjanpoiminta
- marjanpoimuri
- marjanpuhdistin
- marjanviljelijä
- marjanviljely
- marjaomena
- marjapaikka
- marjapensas
- marjapiirakka
- marjapussi
- marjapuuro
- marjasato
- marjasavikka
- marjaskarhu
- marjasose
- marjasäilyke
- marjaterttu
- marjatila
- marjatomaatti
- marjatuokkonen
- marjatuomipihlaja
- marjaviini
- marjavuosi
- Marjomaa
- Marjomäki
- Marjoniemi
- mesimarja
- metsämarja
- orapihlajanmarja
- oravanmarja
- paatsamanmarja
- pakastemarja
- paskanmarjat
- pihlajanmarja
- pohjusmarja
- puutarhamarja
- riekonmarja
- riidenmarja
- ruusunmarja
- saippuamarja
- seljanmarja
- sianmarja
- sudenmarja
- taikinamarja
- tuomenmarja
- tyrnimarja
- variksenmarja
- viinimarja
- ämmänmarja
- öljymarja
idioms
Further reading
- “marja”, 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 3 July 2023
Gothic
Romanization
marja
- romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɒrjɒ]
- Hyphenation: mar‧ja
- Rhymes: -jɒ
Etymology 1
mar (“to bite”) + -ja (personal suffix)
Verb
marja
- third-person singular indicative present definite of mar
- third-person singular subjunctive present definite of mar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
mar (“withers”) + -ja (possessive suffix)
Noun
marja
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of mar
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | marja | — |
| accusative | marját | — |
| dative | marjának | — |
| instrumental | marjával | — |
| causal-final | marjáért | — |
| translative | marjává | — |
| terminative | marjáig | — |
| essive-formal | marjaként | — |
| essive-modal | marjául | — |
| inessive | marjában | — |
| superessive | marján | — |
| adessive | marjánál | — |
| illative | marjába | — |
| sublative | marjára | — |
| allative | marjához | — |
| elative | marjából | — |
| delative | marjáról | — |
| ablative | marjától | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
marjáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
marjáéi | — |
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *marja. Cognates include Finnish marja and Estonian mari.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑ/, [ˈmɑri]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑ/, [ˈmɑrjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrj, -ɑrjɑ
- Hyphenation: mar‧ja
Noun
marja
- berry
- männä marjaa ― to go collecting berries
- short for kalanmarja
Declension
| Declension of marja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | marja | marjat |
| genitive | marjan | marjoin |
| partitive | marjaa | marjoja |
| illative | marjaa | marjoi |
| inessive | marjaas | marjois |
| elative | marjast | marjoist |
| allative | marjalle | marjoille |
| adessive | marjaal | marjoil |
| ablative | marjalt | marjoilt |
| translative | marjaks | marjoiks |
| essive | marjanna, marjaan | marjoinna, marjoin |
| exessive1) | marjant | marjoint |
| 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
- (diminutive) marjukkain
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 297
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) |
marja |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
marja |
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *marja. Cognates include Finnish marja and Veps marj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑr(ʲ)jɑ/
- Hyphenation: mar‧ja
Noun
marja (genitive marjan, partitive marjua, diminutive marjani / marjane)
- berry
- lähtie marjah ― to go collecting berries
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of marja (type 4/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | marja | marjat | |
| genitive | marjan | marjojen | |
| partitive | marjua | marjoja | |
| illative | marjah | marjoih | |
| inessive | marjašša | marjoissa | |
| elative | marjašta | marjoista | |
| adessive | marjalla | marjoilla | |
| ablative | marjalta | marjoilta | |
| translative | marjakši | marjoiksi | |
| essive | marjana | marjoina | |
| comitative | — | marjoineh | |
| abessive | marjatta | marjoitta | |
| Tver Karelian declension of marja (type 4/kala no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | marja | marjat | |
| genitive | marjan | marjoin | |
| partitive | marjua | marjoida | |
| illative | marjah | marjoih | |
| inessive | marjašša | marjoissa | |
| elative | marjašta | marjoista | |
| adessive | marjalla | marjoilla | |
| ablative | marjalda | marjoilda | |
| translative | marjakši | marjoiksi | |
| essive | marjana | marjoina | |
| comitative | marjanke | marjoinke | |
| abessive | marjatta | marjoitta | |
| Possessive forms of marja | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | marjani | |
| 2nd person | marjaš | |
| 3rd person | marjah | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
References
- A. V. Punzhina (1994) “marja”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “marja”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
marja m or f
- definite feminine singular of marje