oja

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja (genitive oja, partitive oja)

1. brook, creek

Declension of oja (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		oja	ojad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	oja
genitive			ojade
partitive		oja	ojasid
illative		ojja ojasse	ojadesse
inessive		ojas	ojades
elative		ojast	ojadest
allative		ojale	ojadele
adessive		ojal	ojadel
ablative		ojalt	ojadelt
translative		ojaks	ojadeks
terminative		ojani	ojadeni
essive		ojana	ojadena
abessive		ojata	ojadeta
comitative		ojaga	ojadega

• “oja”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “oja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “oja”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• oja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ojɑ
• Syllabification^(key): o‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): oja

oja

1. ditch, trench (especially one used for drainage)
2. (dialectal) small natural brook

• “oja”, 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 1 July 2023

• OAJ, ajo

Variant of oh ja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːja/

oja

1. (Austria, chiefly Vienna, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary

   Das stimmt nicht. — Oja! ― That's not correct. — Yes, it is!

   Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Oja! ― Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am!

Always stressed on the first syllable, in contrast to oh ja which is always stressed on the second syllable.

• doch
• wohl

From Proto-Finnic *oja. Cognates with Finnish oja and Estonian oja.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ]
• Rhymes: -ojɑ
• Hyphenation: o‧ja

oja

1. ditch, trench

Declension of oja (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	oja	ojat
genitive	ojan	oijiin
partitive	oijaa	oijia
illative	oijaa	oijii
inessive	ojas	ojis
elative	ojast	ojist
allative	ojalle	ojille
adessive	ojal	ojil
ablative	ojalt	ojilt
translative	ojaks	ojiks
essive	ojanna, oijaan	ojinna, oijiin
exessive1)	ojant	ojint
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.

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 360

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja

1. canal

oja f (Hebrew spelling אוז׳ה)^[1]

1. alternative form of foja
   • 1989, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[3], volume 10, number 40, page 36:

     Komo kayen las ojas en otonyo

     As the leaves fall in autumn

   • 1940, La boz de Türkiye‎^[4], numbers 11–34, page 30:

     Pero, en tornando la oja, vemos al cuadro lamentable de una humanidad sufriente, pasando lo que no demando del Dio.

     Nevertheless, upon turning the page, we see a hurtful humanity's wretched frame, passing what it did not demand from God.

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja

1. stream

• wōja

Borrowed from Japanese お茶 (o-cha). Doublet of ti.

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [wʌzʲɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wɛtʲæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {wejah}

oja

1. tea

• ti

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Borrowed from Spanish olla.

oja

1. pot, pan

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔja]

oja

1. inflection of oje:
   1. nominative/accusative plural
   2. genitive singular

o +‎ ja, literally "oh yes"

oja

1. emphatic of ja, oh yes

From oj +‎ -a.

oja (present ojar, preterite ojade, supine ojat, imperative oja)

1. (reflexive, informal) to (verbally) express one's distress or concern (e.g. by repeatedly uttering the word oj); to moan, to whimper, to seem to be in (physical or emotional) pain, often with somewhat pathetic overtones

   Synonym: jämra

   Fotbollsspelaren låg och ojade sig, men alla visste att han filmade

   The soccer player was writhing on the ground, but everyone knew it was a dive

   • 2018 March 1, Spänning i luften / Glittrande blå ögon [Excitement in the air / Sparkling blue eyes]‎^[5], Harlequin:

     'Du räddade någons liv utan att oja dig. Du var lugn och redde ut situationen trots att du inte ens kunde språket.'

     'You saved someone's life without complaining. You kept calm and sorted out the situation despite despite the fact that you didn't even know the language.'

   • 2018 March 22, Annika Estassy, Gröna fingrar sökes [Green thumbs wanted]‎^[6], Norstedts:

     'Inte vi men du', sade Elli och räckte över ena glaset. 'Och innan du börjar oja dig över att gravida inte ska dricka alkohol, vill jag meddela att även om jag köpte flaskan på Systemet är innehållet garanterat alkoholfritt.'

     'Not we but you', Elli said as she passed one of the glasses. 'And before you start whining about the fact that pregnant women shouldn't drink alcohol, I would like to tell you that even if I bought the bottle at Systembolaget, the contents are guaranteed to be free of alcohol.'

   • (Can we date this quote?), Djuna Barnes, Natt bland hästar [Night among horses], Modernista:

     »Jag vill inte att du ska sätta näsan i vädret så fort du möter en prostituerad på gatan; du kan be och oja dig, men jag vill inte att du ska ha några fördomar.«

     'I would like you to swallow your pride when you meet a prostitute on the street; you can pray and complain, but I don't want to to have any prejudices.'

• oja sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• oja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja

1. brook, stream, creek

Inflection of oja (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	oja
genitive sing.	ojan
partitive sing.	ojad
partitive plur.	ojid
	singular	plural
nominative	oja	ojad
accusative	ojan	ojad
genitive	ojan	ojiden
partitive	ojad	ojid
essive-instructive	ojan	ojin
translative	ojaks	ojikš
inessive	ojas	ojiš
elative	ojaspäi	ojišpäi
illative	ojaha	ojihe
adessive	ojal	ojil
ablative	ojalpäi	ojilpäi
allative	ojale	ojile
abessive	ojata	ojita
comitative	ojanke	ojidenke
prolative	ojadme	ojidme
approximative I	ojanno	ojidenno
approximative II	ojannoks	ojidennoks
egressive	ojannopäi	ojidennopäi
terminative I	ojahasai	ojihesai
terminative II	ojalesai	ojilesai
terminative III	ojassai	—
additive I	ojahapäi	ojihepäi
additive II	ojalepäi	ojilepäi

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ручей”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[7], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

• uja

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

oja (genitive oja, partitive ojja or oia)

1. brook, creek

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-ója

1. (transitive) to barbecue, to braai

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• umoji