hieroja

Finnish

Etymology

hieroa +‎ -ja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhie̯rojɑ/, [ˈhie̞̯ro̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ierojɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hie‧ro‧ja

Noun

hieroja

1. masseur, masseuse, massage therapist

Usage notes

In Finnish the terminology tends to be gender-neutral. Accordingly, hieroja (“masseur”) is normally used to refer to both masseurs and masseuses.

Declension

Inflection of hieroja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hieroja	hierojat
genitive		hierojan	hierojien
partitive		hierojaa	hierojia
illative		hierojaan	hierojiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hieroja	hierojat
accusative	nom.	hieroja	hierojat
	gen.	hierojan
genitive		hierojan	hierojien hierojain rare
partitive		hierojaa	hierojia
inessive		hierojassa	hierojissa
elative		hierojasta	hierojista
illative		hierojaan	hierojiin
adessive		hierojalla	hierojilla
ablative		hierojalta	hierojilta
allative		hierojalle	hierojille
essive		hierojana	hierojina
translative		hierojaksi	hierojiksi
abessive		hierojatta	hierojitta
instructive		—	hierojin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hieroja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hierojani hierojani accusative nom. hierojani hierojani gen. hierojani genitive hierojani hierojieni hierojaini rare partitive hierojaani hierojiani inessive hierojassani hierojissani elative hierojastani hierojistani illative hierojaani hierojiini adessive hierojallani hierojillani ablative hierojaltani hierojiltani allative hierojalleni hierojilleni essive hierojanani hierojinani translative hierojakseni hierojikseni abessive hierojattani hierojittani instructive — — comitative — hierojineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hierojasi hierojasi accusative nom. hierojasi hierojasi gen. hierojasi genitive hierojasi hierojiesi hierojaisi rare partitive hierojaasi hierojiasi inessive hierojassasi hierojissasi elative hierojastasi hierojistasi illative hierojaasi hierojiisi adessive hierojallasi hierojillasi ablative hierojaltasi hierojiltasi allative hierojallesi hierojillesi essive hierojanasi hierojinasi translative hierojaksesi hierojiksesi abessive hierojattasi hierojittasi instructive — — comitative — hierojinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hierojamme hierojamme accusative nom. hierojamme hierojamme gen. hierojamme genitive hierojamme hierojiemme hierojaimme rare partitive hierojaamme hierojiamme inessive hierojassamme hierojissamme elative hierojastamme hierojistamme illative hierojaamme hierojiimme adessive hierojallamme hierojillamme ablative hierojaltamme hierojiltamme allative hierojallemme hierojillemme essive hierojanamme hierojinamme translative hierojaksemme hierojiksemme abessive hierojattamme hierojittamme instructive — — comitative — hierojinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hierojanne hierojanne accusative nom. hierojanne hierojanne gen. hierojanne genitive hierojanne hierojienne hierojainne rare partitive hierojaanne hierojianne inessive hierojassanne hierojissanne elative hierojastanne hierojistanne illative hierojaanne hierojiinne adessive hierojallanne hierojillanne ablative hierojaltanne hierojiltanne allative hierojallenne hierojillenne essive hierojananne hierojinanne translative hierojaksenne hierojiksenne abessive hierojattanne hierojittanne instructive — — comitative — hierojinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hierojansa hierojansa accusative nom. hierojansa hierojansa gen. hierojansa genitive hierojansa hierojiensa hierojainsa rare partitive hierojaansa hierojiaan hierojiansa inessive hierojassaan hierojassansa hierojissaan hierojissansa elative hierojastaan hierojastansa hierojistaan hierojistansa illative hierojaansa hierojiinsa adessive hierojallaan hierojallansa hierojillaan hierojillansa ablative hierojaltaan hierojaltansa hierojiltaan hierojiltansa allative hierojalleen hierojallensa hierojilleen hierojillensa essive hierojanaan hierojanansa hierojinaan hierojinansa translative hierojakseen hierojaksensa hierojikseen hierojiksensa abessive hierojattaan hierojattansa hierojittaan hierojittansa instructive — — comitative — hierojineen hierojinensa

Derived terms

• hierojatar

 

compounds

• lymfahieroja
• sovinnonhieroja
• urheiluhieroja

 

Further reading

• “hieroja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02