muija
Finnish
Etymology
According to one theory, from dialectal Swedish mója (compare moja sig). First mentioned in a dictionary in 1786 as muuja, in its current form in 1823.[1] This may however be borrowed from Finnish due to its narrow distribution. Another, and more likely, option is a borrowing from Swedish mor in the same way as faija from Swedish far.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmui̯jɑ/, [ˈmui̯j(ː)ɑ]
- Rhymes: -uijɑ
- Syllabification(key): mui‧ja
Noun
muija
- (informal, possibly derogatory) young woman, chick
- (informal, possibly derogatory) old woman, woman
- (colloquial, possibly derogatory) wife, girlfriend
- Synonyms: nainen, (wife) vaimo, eukko, (girlfriend) tyttöystävä, tyttökaveri
Usage notes
In certain registers the word has come to be regarded as vulgar or even offensive. This does not, however, apply to all dialects or registers, contemporary nor historic.
Declension
| Inflection of muija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | muija | muijat | |
| genitive | muijan | muijien | |
| partitive | muijaa | muijia | |
| illative | muijaan | muijiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | muija | muijat | |
| accusative | nom. | muija | muijat |
| gen. | muijan | ||
| genitive | muijan | muijien muijainrare | |
| partitive | muijaa | muijia | |
| inessive | muijassa | muijissa | |
| elative | muijasta | muijista | |
| illative | muijaan | muijiin | |
| adessive | muijalla | muijilla | |
| ablative | muijalta | muijilta | |
| allative | muijalle | muijille | |
| essive | muijana | muijina | |
| translative | muijaksi | muijiksi | |
| instructive | — | muijin | |
| abessive | muijatta | muijitta | |
| comitative | — | muijineen | |
| Possessive forms of muija (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | muijani | muijamme |
| 2nd person | muijasi | muijanne |
| 3rd person | muijansa | |
Compounds
- mustalaismuija
- mökinmuija
- pyykkimuija
- torimuija
- torpanmuija
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
- Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
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