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)
- fierce
- (childish) scary
- (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
- hurjasti
- hurjistua
- hurjuus
- hurjapää
- hurjastella
- hurjimus
References
- 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
Anagrams
- Harju, harju