hurja

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic (compare hurista).[1] Related to Karelian huri and Estonian hurjutama.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhurjɑ/, [ˈhurjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -urjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hur‧ja

Adjective

hurja (comparative hurjempi, superlative hurjin)

  1. fierce
  2. (childish) scary
  3. (colloquial) fantastic, terrific

Declension
Inflection of hurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative hurja hurjat
genitive hurjan hurjien
partitive hurjaa hurjia
illative hurjaan hurjiin
singular plural
nominative hurja hurjat
accusative nom. hurja hurjat
gen. hurjan
genitive hurjan hurjien
hurjainrare
partitive hurjaa hurjia
inessive hurjassa hurjissa
elative hurjasta hurjista
illative hurjaan hurjiin
adessive hurjalla hurjilla
ablative hurjalta hurjilta
allative hurjalle hurjille
essive hurjana hurjina
translative hurjaksi hurjiksi
instructive — hurjin
abessive hurjatta hurjitta
comitative — hurjine
Possessive forms of hurja (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person hurjani hurjamme
2nd person hurjasi hurjanne
3rd person hurjansa

Derived terms

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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