Raija
Finnish
Etymology
A 20th century invention, from a Russian pet form of Raisa, or formed by rhyming with the traditional names Maija and Kaija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈrɑi̯j(ː)ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
- Syllabification(key): Rai‧ja
Proper noun
Raija
- a female given name
- 1967, Hannu Salama, Minä, Olli ja Orvokki, Otava, →ISBN, page 155:
- ―Mää hommasin hyvän naisen sulle.
- ―Jaha. Mikä sen nimi on?
- ―Se on Raija, hän sanoi painokkaasti.
- ―Vai Raija. Nätti nimi.
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Usage notes
- Popular in Finland in the 1940s and the 1950s.
Declension
| Inflection of Raija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Raija | Raijat | |
| genitive | Raijan | Raijojen | |
| partitive | Raijaa | Raijoja | |
| illative | Raijaan | Raijoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Raija | Raijat | |
| accusative | nom. | Raija | Raijat |
| gen. | Raijan | ||
| genitive | Raijan | Raijojen Raijainrare | |
| partitive | Raijaa | Raijoja | |
| inessive | Raijassa | Raijoissa | |
| elative | Raijasta | Raijoista | |
| illative | Raijaan | Raijoihin | |
| adessive | Raijalla | Raijoilla | |
| ablative | Raijalta | Raijoilta | |
| allative | Raijalle | Raijoille | |
| essive | Raijana | Raijoina | |
| translative | Raijaksi | Raijoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Raijoin | |
| abessive | Raijatta | Raijoitta | |
| comitative | — | Raijoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Raija (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Raijani | Raijamme |
| 2nd person | Raijasi | Raijanne |
| 3rd person | Raijansa | |
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