kuja

See also: kują

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuja, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse kví (“fold, pen”)), from Proto-Germanic *kwījō (“enclosure, stable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkujɑ/, [ˈkujɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ujɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧ja

Noun

kuja

1. alley (narrow street or passageway; narrow road lined by buildings, structures such as fences or trees; figuratively of people lining a path)
2. ellipsis of nauhakuja (“casing (a channel in fabric for a drawstring, waistband, etc.)”)

Declension

Inflection of kuja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kuja	kujat
genitive		kujan	kujien
partitive		kujaa	kujia
illative		kujaan	kujiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kuja	kujat
accusative	nom.	kuja	kujat
	gen.	kujan
genitive		kujan	kujien kujain rare
partitive		kujaa	kujia
inessive		kujassa	kujissa
elative		kujasta	kujista
illative		kujaan	kujiin
adessive		kujalla	kujilla
ablative		kujalta	kujilta
allative		kujalle	kujille
essive		kujana	kujina
translative		kujaksi	kujiksi
abessive		kujatta	kujitta
instructive		—	kujin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kujani kujani accusative nom. kujani kujani gen. kujani genitive kujani kujieni kujaini rare partitive kujaani kujiani inessive kujassani kujissani elative kujastani kujistani illative kujaani kujiini adessive kujallani kujillani ablative kujaltani kujiltani allative kujalleni kujilleni essive kujanani kujinani translative kujakseni kujikseni abessive kujattani kujittani instructive — — comitative — kujineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kujasi kujasi accusative nom. kujasi kujasi gen. kujasi genitive kujasi kujiesi kujaisi rare partitive kujaasi kujiasi inessive kujassasi kujissasi elative kujastasi kujistasi illative kujaasi kujiisi adessive kujallasi kujillasi ablative kujaltasi kujiltasi allative kujallesi kujillesi essive kujanasi kujinasi translative kujaksesi kujiksesi abessive kujattasi kujittasi instructive — — comitative — kujinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kujamme kujamme accusative nom. kujamme kujamme gen. kujamme genitive kujamme kujiemme kujaimme rare partitive kujaamme kujiamme inessive kujassamme kujissamme elative kujastamme kujistamme illative kujaamme kujiimme adessive kujallamme kujillamme ablative kujaltamme kujiltamme allative kujallemme kujillemme essive kujanamme kujinamme translative kujaksemme kujiksemme abessive kujattamme kujittamme instructive — — comitative — kujinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kujanne kujanne accusative nom. kujanne kujanne gen. kujanne genitive kujanne kujienne kujainne rare partitive kujaanne kujianne inessive kujassanne kujissanne elative kujastanne kujistanne illative kujaanne kujiinne adessive kujallanne kujillanne ablative kujaltanne kujiltanne allative kujallenne kujillenne essive kujananne kujinanne translative kujaksenne kujiksenne abessive kujattanne kujittanne instructive — — comitative — kujinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kujansa kujansa accusative nom. kujansa kujansa gen. kujansa genitive kujansa kujiensa kujainsa rare partitive kujaansa kujiaan kujiansa inessive kujassaan kujassansa kujissaan kujissansa elative kujastaan kujastansa kujistaan kujistansa illative kujaansa kujiinsa adessive kujallaan kujallansa kujillaan kujillansa ablative kujaltaan kujaltansa kujiltaan kujiltansa allative kujalleen kujallensa kujilleen kujillensa essive kujanaan kujanansa kujinaan kujinansa translative kujakseen kujaksensa kujikseen kujiksensa abessive kujattaan kujattansa kujittaan kujittansa instructive — — comitative — kujineen kujinensa

Derived terms

• Kujala
• kujanne
• olla kujalla

compounds

• kauppakuja
• koivukuja
• kujakissa
• Kujamäki
• kujanjuoksu
• Kujanpää
• Kujansivu
• Kujansuu
• kunniakuja
• lehmuskuja
• lehtikuja
• nauhakuja
• palokuja
• poppelikuja
• puistokuja
• puukuja
• sivukuja
• umpikuja

Further reading

• “kuja”, 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

• juka

Ingrian

Kuja.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuja. Cognates include Finnish kuja and Veps kujo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkujɑ/, [ˈkujɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkujɑ/, [ˈkujɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ujɑ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ja

Noun

kuja

1. outhouse (outside toilet)
2. (in compounds) outside

Declension

Declension of kuja (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kuja	kujat
genitive	kujan	kuijiin
partitive	kuijaa	kuijia
illative	kuijaa	kuijii
inessive	kujas	kujis
elative	kujast	kujist
allative	kujalle	kujille
adessive	kujal	kujil
ablative	kujalt	kujilt
translative	kujaks	kujiks
essive	kujanna, kuijaan	kujinna, kuijiin
exessive1)	kujant	kujint
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.

Derived terms

• kujal
• kujalle
• kujalt

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 214

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Uncertain. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûja/
• Hyphenation: ku‧ja

Noun

kȕja f (Cyrillic spelling ку̏ја, relational adjective kujin)

1. bitch (female dog)
2. (vulgar) bitch (woman)

Declension

Declension of kuja

	singular	plural
nominative	kuja	kuje
genitive	kuje	kuja
dative	kuji	kujama
accusative	kuju	kuje
vocative	kujo	kuje
locative	kuji	kujama
instrumental	kujom	kujama

Further reading

• “kuja”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

kuja (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -ja

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuja.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkujɑ/, [ˈkuʝɑ]
• Rhymes: -ujɑ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ja

Noun

kuja

1. street, road (in a village)

Inflection

Declension of kuja (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kuja	kujad
genitive	kuja	kujijõ, kujii
partitive	kujja	kujiitõ, kujii
illative	kujjasõ, kujja	kujiisõ
inessive	kujaz	kujiiz
elative	kujassõ	kujiissõ
allative	kujalõ	kujiilõ
adessive	kujallõ	kujiillõ
ablative	kujaltõ	kujiiltõ
translative	kujassi	kujiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kuja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn