harja

See also: härja and Harja

Estonian

Noun

harja

  1. genitive singular of hari
  2. partitive singular of hari
  3. illative singular of hari

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *harja (compare Estonian hari, Karelian harja, Livvi harju), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šerys).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝rjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): har‧ja

Noun

harja

  1. brush (implement consisting of multiple bristles or other filaments)
  2. brush (piece of conductive material, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine)
  3. mane (longer hair growth e.g. on back of neck of a horse or around head of a male lion)
  4. crest (tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head)
  5. crest (upper curve of a horse's neck)
  6. crest (ridge or top of a wave)
  7. crest, chine (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
  8. arête (sharp edge of a mountain ridge)
  9. ridge (highest point on a roof)
  10. (curling) broom, sweeper (implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further)

Declension

Inflection of harja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative harja harjat
genitive harjan harjojen
partitive harjaa harjoja
illative harjaan harjoihin
singular plural
nominative harja harjat
accusative nom. harja harjat
gen. harjan
genitive harjan harjojen
harjainrare
partitive harjaa harjoja
inessive harjassa harjoissa
elative harjasta harjoista
illative harjaan harjoihin
adessive harjalla harjoilla
ablative harjalta harjoilta
allative harjalle harjoille
essive harjana harjoina
translative harjaksi harjoiksi
abessive harjatta harjoitta
instructive harjoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of harja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative harjani harjani
accusative nom. harjani harjani
gen. harjani
genitive harjani harjojeni
harjainirare
partitive harjaani harjojani
inessive harjassani harjoissani
elative harjastani harjoistani
illative harjaani harjoihini
adessive harjallani harjoillani
ablative harjaltani harjoiltani
allative harjalleni harjoilleni
essive harjanani harjoinani
translative harjakseni harjoikseni
abessive harjattani harjoittani
instructive
comitative harjoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative harjasi harjasi
accusative nom. harjasi harjasi
gen. harjasi
genitive harjasi harjojesi
harjaisirare
partitive harjaasi harjojasi
inessive harjassasi harjoissasi
elative harjastasi harjoistasi
illative harjaasi harjoihisi
adessive harjallasi harjoillasi
ablative harjaltasi harjoiltasi
allative harjallesi harjoillesi
essive harjanasi harjoinasi
translative harjaksesi harjoiksesi
abessive harjattasi harjoittasi
instructive
comitative harjoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative harjamme harjamme
accusative nom. harjamme harjamme
gen. harjamme
genitive harjamme harjojemme
harjaimmerare
partitive harjaamme harjojamme
inessive harjassamme harjoissamme
elative harjastamme harjoistamme
illative harjaamme harjoihimme
adessive harjallamme harjoillamme
ablative harjaltamme harjoiltamme
allative harjallemme harjoillemme
essive harjanamme harjoinamme
translative harjaksemme harjoiksemme
abessive harjattamme harjoittamme
instructive
comitative harjoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative harjanne harjanne
accusative nom. harjanne harjanne
gen. harjanne
genitive harjanne harjojenne
harjainnerare
partitive harjaanne harjojanne
inessive harjassanne harjoissanne
elative harjastanne harjoistanne
illative harjaanne harjoihinne
adessive harjallanne harjoillanne
ablative harjaltanne harjoiltanne
allative harjallenne harjoillenne
essive harjananne harjoinanne
translative harjaksenne harjoiksenne
abessive harjattanne harjoittanne
instructive
comitative harjoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative harjansa harjansa
accusative nom. harjansa harjansa
gen. harjansa
genitive harjansa harjojensa
harjainsarare
partitive harjaansa harjojaan
harjojansa
inessive harjassaan
harjassansa
harjoissaan
harjoissansa
elative harjastaan
harjastansa
harjoistaan
harjoistansa
illative harjaansa harjoihinsa
adessive harjallaan
harjallansa
harjoillaan
harjoillansa
ablative harjaltaan
harjaltansa
harjoiltaan
harjoiltansa
allative harjalleen
harjallensa
harjoilleen
harjoillensa
essive harjanaan
harjanansa
harjoinaan
harjoinansa
translative harjakseen
harjaksensa
harjoikseen
harjoiksensa
abessive harjattaan
harjattansa
harjoittaan
harjoittansa
instructive
comitative harjoineen
harjoinensa

Synonyms

  • (brush, as implement): suka
  • (fleshy growth): heltta (a flexible one, such)

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs
compounds

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “harja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

Ingrian

Hepoisel ono vaalia harja (1).
Kukol ono punain harja (2).
Harja (3).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *harja. Cognates include Finnish harja and Estonian hari.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑri]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑrjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrj, -ɑrjɑ
  • Hyphenation: har‧ja

Noun

harja

  1. mane
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 52:
      Kullileva imikost erittäijää sil, jot kulliil ono suur harja.
      The male lion differs from the female in that the male has a large mane.
  2. comb, crest
  3. brush (instrument)

Declension

Declension of harja (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative harja harjat
genitive harjan harjoin
partitive harjaa harjoja
illative harjaa harjoi
inessive harjaas harjois
elative harjast harjoist
allative harjalle harjoille
adessive harjaal harjoil
ablative harjalt harjoilt
translative harjaks harjoiks
essive harjanna, harjaan harjoinna, harjoin
exessive1) harjant harjoint
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 46

Proto-Norse

Romanization

harja

  1. Romanization of ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ
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