harja
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Estonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
harja
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *harja (compare Estonian hari, Karelian harja, Livvi harju), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šerys).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
harja
- brush (implement consisting of multiple bristles or other filaments)
- brush (piece of conductive material, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine)
- mane (longer hair growth e.g. on back of neck of a horse or around head of a male lion)
- crest (tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head)
- crest (upper curve of a horse's neck)
- crest (ridge or top of a wave)
- crest, chine (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- arête (sharp edge of a mountain ridge)
- ridge (highest point on a roof)
- (curling) broom, sweeper (implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of harja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
instructive | — | harjoin | ||
abessive | harjatta | harjoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- verbs: harjata, harjautua, harjaantua, harjoittaa
- nouns: harjas, harju, harjus, harjakaiset, harjake, harjanne,
- adjectives: -harjainen, harjallinen, harjamainen, harjava
Compounds[edit]
compounds
- aallonharja
- astianpesuharja
- autoharja
- hammasharja
- hammasväliharja
- harjahirsi
- harjakatto
- harjakiharrin
- harjakorkeus
- harjakulma
- harjakuusi
- harjalaiskiainen
- harjalauta
- harjalintu
- harjalista
- harjaneilikka
- harjannostajaiset
- harjantekijä
- harjanvarsi
- harjaorsi
- harjaosa
- harjapuoli
- harjapuu
- harjapää
- harjasauma
- harjasivellin
- harjasusi
- harjatalo
- harjateltta
- harjateräs
- harjatiili
- harjaviiva
- hiiliharja
- hiusharja
- juuresharja
- juuriharja
- katonharja
- kenkäharja
- kierreharja
- kiillotusharja
- kukonharja
- kylpyharja
- kynsiharja
- lamppuharja
- lattiaharja
- leijonanharja
- liinaharja
- matonpesuharja
- mattoharja
- mokkaharja
- muurinharja
- mäenharja
- nuohousharja
- nykytysharja
- otsaharja
- puhdistusharja
- pulloharja
- pyöröharja
- pölyharja
- ripsiharja
- saunaharja
- selkäharja
- sianharjas
- sähköhammasharja
- teräsharja
- tiskiharja
- vaateharja
- viilaharja
- vuorenharja
Further reading[edit]
- "harja" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Ingrian[edit]


Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *harja. Cognates include Finnish harja and Estonian hari.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑri]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrjɑ/, [ˈhɑrjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrj, -ɑrjɑ
- Hyphenation: har‧ja
Noun[edit]
harja
- 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.
- comb, crest
- brush (instrument)
Declension[edit]
Declension of harja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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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[edit]
- (brush): šotka
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 46
Proto-Norse[edit]
Romanization[edit]
harja
- Romanization of ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ
Categories:
- Estonian non-lemma forms
- Estonian noun forms
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Baltic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrjɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrjɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Curling
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrj
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrj/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrjɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrjɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- izh:Tools
- izh:Animal body parts
- Proto-Norse non-lemma forms
- Proto-Norse romanizations