hunaja

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish hunagh, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą. Displaced mesi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhunɑjɑ/, [ˈhunɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -unɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hu‧na‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): hu‧na‧ja

Noun

hunaja

1. honey

   Synonym: (archaic, dialectal) mesi

Declension

Inflection of hunaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hunaja	hunajat
genitive		hunajan	hunajien
partitive		hunajaa	hunajia
illative		hunajaan	hunajiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hunaja	hunajat
accusative	nom.	hunaja	hunajat
	gen.	hunajan
genitive		hunajan	hunajien hunajain rare
partitive		hunajaa	hunajia
inessive		hunajassa	hunajissa
elative		hunajasta	hunajista
illative		hunajaan	hunajiin
adessive		hunajalla	hunajilla
ablative		hunajalta	hunajilta
allative		hunajalle	hunajille
essive		hunajana	hunajina
translative		hunajaksi	hunajiksi
abessive		hunajatta	hunajitta
instructive		—	hunajin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hunajani hunajani accusative nom. hunajani hunajani gen. hunajani genitive hunajani hunajieni hunajaini rare partitive hunajaani hunajiani inessive hunajassani hunajissani elative hunajastani hunajistani illative hunajaani hunajiini adessive hunajallani hunajillani ablative hunajaltani hunajiltani allative hunajalleni hunajilleni essive hunajanani hunajinani translative hunajakseni hunajikseni abessive hunajattani hunajittani instructive — — comitative — hunajineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hunajasi hunajasi accusative nom. hunajasi hunajasi gen. hunajasi genitive hunajasi hunajiesi hunajaisi rare partitive hunajaasi hunajiasi inessive hunajassasi hunajissasi elative hunajastasi hunajistasi illative hunajaasi hunajiisi adessive hunajallasi hunajillasi ablative hunajaltasi hunajiltasi allative hunajallesi hunajillesi essive hunajanasi hunajinasi translative hunajaksesi hunajiksesi abessive hunajattasi hunajittasi instructive — — comitative — hunajinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hunajamme hunajamme accusative nom. hunajamme hunajamme gen. hunajamme genitive hunajamme hunajiemme hunajaimme rare partitive hunajaamme hunajiamme inessive hunajassamme hunajissamme elative hunajastamme hunajistamme illative hunajaamme hunajiimme adessive hunajallamme hunajillamme ablative hunajaltamme hunajiltamme allative hunajallemme hunajillemme essive hunajanamme hunajinamme translative hunajaksemme hunajiksemme abessive hunajattamme hunajittamme instructive — — comitative — hunajinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hunajanne hunajanne accusative nom. hunajanne hunajanne gen. hunajanne genitive hunajanne hunajienne hunajainne rare partitive hunajaanne hunajianne inessive hunajassanne hunajissanne elative hunajastanne hunajistanne illative hunajaanne hunajiinne adessive hunajallanne hunajillanne ablative hunajaltanne hunajiltanne allative hunajallenne hunajillenne essive hunajananne hunajinanne translative hunajaksenne hunajiksenne abessive hunajattanne hunajittanne instructive — — comitative — hunajinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hunajansa hunajansa accusative nom. hunajansa hunajansa gen. hunajansa genitive hunajansa hunajiensa hunajainsa rare partitive hunajaansa hunajiaan hunajiansa inessive hunajassaan hunajassansa hunajissaan hunajissansa elative hunajastaan hunajastansa hunajistaan hunajistansa illative hunajaansa hunajiinsa adessive hunajallaan hunajallansa hunajillaan hunajillansa ablative hunajaltaan hunajaltansa hunajiltaan hunajiltansa allative hunajalleen hunajallensa hunajilleen hunajillensa essive hunajanaan hunajanansa hunajinaan hunajinansa translative hunajakseen hunajaksensa hunajikseen hunajiksensa abessive hunajattaan hunajattansa hunajittaan hunajittansa instructive — — comitative — hunajineen hunajinensa

Derived terms

• hunajainen

compounds

• aitohunajakukka
• akaasiahunaja
• akasiahunaja
• hunajahapero
• hunajahyrrä
• hunajakakku
• hunajakaste
• hunajakasvi
• hunajakenno
• hunajalinko
• hunajalusikka
• hunajamehiläinen
• hunajameloni
• hunajankeltainen
• hunajanmakea
• hunajanvaalea
• hunajaopas
• hunajapupu
• hunajapurkki
• hunajarihmakala
• hunajasiirappi
• hunajatölkki
• hunajavesi
• hunajaviini
• hunajaviskuri
• kukkaishunaja
• saunahunaja

Further reading

• “hunaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Juhana, hajuna, nuhjaa