goja

See also: goją and ĝoja

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan goja (“waitress”) (originally "young woman, maid), perhaps from Hebrew גויה (goyá, “gentile woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡɔ.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡɔ.d͡ʒa]

Noun

goja f (plural goges)

1. (folklore) A type of nymph or fairy woman believed to dwell in springs, pools, waterfalls, and lakes in areas of natural beauty.

   Synonyms: aloja, dona d'aigua, encantada, patida

Hypernyms

• fada, nimfa

Further reading

• “goja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Alternative forms

• goia

Noun

goja f (plural gojas)

1. (religion, obsolete) Christian woman

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Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gascon):

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Noun

goja f (plural gojas)

1. waitress

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 298.

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Swedish

Etymology

From papegoja.

Noun

goja c

1. parrot (bird)

Declension

Declension of goja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	goja	gojan	gojor	gojorna
Genitive	gojas	gojans	gojors	gojornas