sahhaaja

Ingrian

Etymology

From sahhaa- (“to saw”) +‎ -ja. Akin to Finnish sahaaja.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑhɑːjɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑxːɑi̯]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑhɑːjɑ/, [ˈʃɑxˑɑːjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑːj, -ɑhɑːjɑ
  • Hyphenation: sah‧haa‧ja

Noun

sahhaaja

  1. sawyer
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Mont sahhaaja? Mont tööläist?
      How many sawyers? How many workers?

Declension
Declension of sahhaaja (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sahhaaja sahhaajat
genitive sahhaajan sahhaajiin
partitive sahhaajaa sahhaajia
illative sahhaajaa sahhaajii
inessive sahhaajaas sahhaajiis
elative sahhaajast sahhaajist
allative sahhaajalle sahhaajille
adessive sahhaajaal sahhaajiil
ablative sahhaajalt sahhaajilt
translative sahhaajaks sahhaajiks
essive sahhaajanna, sahhaajaan sahhaajinna, sahhaajiin
exessive1) sahhaajant sahhaajint
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.

References
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 16
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