kataja
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kataga, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koča. Cognates include Estonian kadakas and Votic katagõ. Compare also Lithuanian kadagys and Latvian kadiķis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑjɑ/, [ˈkɑt̪ɑjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑtɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ta‧ja
Noun
kataja
- juniper (any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family)
- common juniper, Juniperus communis
Declension
| Inflection of kataja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kataja | katajat | |
| genitive | katajan | katajien | |
| partitive | katajaa | katajia | |
| illative | katajaan | katajiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kataja | katajat | |
| accusative | nom. | kataja | katajat |
| gen. | katajan | ||
| genitive | katajan | katajien katajainrare | |
| partitive | katajaa | katajia | |
| inessive | katajassa | katajissa | |
| elative | katajasta | katajista | |
| illative | katajaan | katajiin | |
| adessive | katajalla | katajilla | |
| ablative | katajalta | katajilta | |
| allative | katajalle | katajille | |
| essive | katajana | katajina | |
| translative | katajaksi | katajiksi | |
| instructive | — | katajin | |
| abessive | katajatta | katajitta | |
| comitative | — | katajineen | |
| Possessive forms of kataja (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | katajani | katajamme |
| 2nd person | katajasi | katajanne |
| 3rd person | katajansa | |
Synonyms
- (Juniperus communis): kotikataja
Derived terms
Compounds
compounds
Ingrian
Kataja.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑjɑ/, [ˈkɑtɑj]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑːjɑ/, [ˈkɑtˑɑːjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑtɑjɑ, -ɑtɑːjɑ
- Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ja
Declension
| Declension of kataja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kataja | katajat |
| genitive | katajan | katajoin |
| partitive | katajaa | katajoja |
| illative | katajaa | katajoihe |
| inessive | katajaas | katajois |
| elative | katajast | katajoist |
| allative | katajalle | katajoille |
| adessive | katajaal | katajoil |
| ablative | katajalt | katajoilt |
| translative | katajaks | katajoiks |
| essive | katajanna, katajaan | katajoinna, katajoin |
| exessive1) | katajant | katajoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 145
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