laji
See also: lājī
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish slagh (whence Swedish slag (“kind, sort”)), from Middle Low German slach, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi, from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (whence also Swedish slag (“hit, punch, blow”), as inherited from Old Norse).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑji/, [ˈlɑji]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑji
- Syllabification(key): la‧ji
Noun
laji
- kind, sort
- Minkä lajin mies hän on?
- What kind of man is he?
- (biology, taxonomy) species
- uusi lintulaji
- a new bird species
- (sports) sport (certain type of sport, such as football or javelin, as opposed to sports in general)
- Lajejani ovat jääkiekko ja jalkapallo.
- My sports are ice hockey and soccer.
- genre
Declension
| Inflection of laji (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laji | lajit | |
| genitive | lajin | lajien | |
| partitive | lajia | lajeja | |
| illative | lajiin | lajeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | laji | lajit | |
| accusative | nom. | laji | lajit |
| gen. | lajin | ||
| genitive | lajin | lajien | |
| partitive | lajia | lajeja | |
| inessive | lajissa | lajeissa | |
| elative | lajista | lajeista | |
| illative | lajiin | lajeihin | |
| adessive | lajilla | lajeilla | |
| ablative | lajilta | lajeilta | |
| allative | lajille | lajeille | |
| essive | lajina | lajeina | |
| translative | lajiksi | lajeiksi | |
| instructive | — | lajein | |
| abessive | lajitta | lajeitta | |
| comitative | — | lajeineen | |
| Possessive forms of laji (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lajini | lajimme |
| 2nd person | lajisi | lajinne |
| 3rd person | lajinsa | |
Synonyms
- (kind): -lainen
- (sport): urheilulaji
Derived terms
Compounds
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