nilja
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniljɑ/, [ˈniljɑ]
- Rhymes: -iljɑ
- Syllabification: nil‧ja
Noun
nilja
- (dialectal) slime
Declension
| Inflection of nilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nilja | niljat | |
| genitive | niljan | niljojen | |
| partitive | niljaa | niljoja | |
| illative | niljaan | niljoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nilja | niljat | |
| accusative | nom. | nilja | niljat |
| gen. | niljan | ||
| genitive | niljan | niljojen niljainrare | |
| partitive | niljaa | niljoja | |
| inessive | niljassa | niljoissa | |
| elative | niljasta | niljoista | |
| illative | niljaan | niljoihin | |
| adessive | niljalla | niljoilla | |
| ablative | niljalta | niljoilta | |
| allative | niljalle | niljoille | |
| essive | niljana | niljoina | |
| translative | niljaksi | niljoiksi | |
| instructive | — | niljoin | |
| abessive | niljatta | niljoitta | |
| comitative | — | niljoineen | |
| Possessive forms of nilja (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | niljani | niljamme |
| 2nd person | niljasi | niljanne |
| 3rd person | niljansa | |
Adjective
nilja
- (colloquial) slimy, dirty, unpleasant
Declension
| Inflection of nilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nilja | niljat | |
| genitive | niljan | niljojen | |
| partitive | niljaa | niljoja | |
| illative | niljaan | niljoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nilja | niljat | |
| accusative | nom. | nilja | niljat |
| gen. | niljan | ||
| genitive | niljan | niljojen niljainrare | |
| partitive | niljaa | niljoja | |
| inessive | niljassa | niljoissa | |
| elative | niljasta | niljoista | |
| illative | niljaan | niljoihin | |
| adessive | niljalla | niljoilla | |
| ablative | niljalta | niljoilta | |
| allative | niljalle | niljoille | |
| essive | niljana | niljoina | |
| translative | niljaksi | niljoiksi | |
| instructive | — | niljoin | |
| abessive | niljatta | niljoitta | |
| comitative | — | niljoine | |
| Possessive forms of nilja (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | niljani | niljamme |
| 2nd person | niljasi | niljanne |
| 3rd person | niljansa | |
| Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles. | ||