goja

See also: goją and ĝoja

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan goja (“waitress”) (originally "young woman, maid), perhaps from Hebrew גויה‎ (goyá, “gentile woman”).

Pronunciation

Noun

goja f (plural goges)

  1. (folklore) A type of nymph or fairy woman believed to dwell in springs, pools, waterfalls, and lakes in areas of natural beauty.
    Synonyms: aloja, dona d'aigua, encantada, patida

Hypernyms

Derived terms
  • gojar

Further reading

French

Alternative forms
  • goia

Noun

goja f (plural gojas)

  1. (religion, obsolete) Christian woman

Occitan

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Gascon)(file)

Noun

goja f (plural gojas)

  1. waitress

References

Swedish

Etymology

From papegoja.

Noun

goja c

  1. parrot (bird)

Declension
Declension of goja 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative goja gojan gojor gojorna
Genitive gojas gojans gojors gojornas
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