vanja

See also: Vanja and vänja

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Ваня (Vanja), diminutive of the common male name Ива́н (Iván, “John”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnjɑ/, [ˈʋɑnjɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): van‧ja

Noun

vanja

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A Russian.

   Synonym: see ryssä

Declension

Inflection of vanja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vanja	vanjat
genitive		vanjan	vanjojen
partitive		vanjaa	vanjoja
illative		vanjaan	vanjoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vanja	vanjat
accusative	nom.	vanja	vanjat
	gen.	vanjan
genitive		vanjan	vanjojen vanjainrare
partitive		vanjaa	vanjoja
inessive		vanjassa	vanjoissa
elative		vanjasta	vanjoista
illative		vanjaan	vanjoihin
adessive		vanjalla	vanjoilla
ablative		vanjalta	vanjoilta
allative		vanjalle	vanjoille
essive		vanjana	vanjoina
translative		vanjaksi	vanjoiksi
instructive		—	vanjoin
abessive		vanjatta	vanjoitta
comitative		—	vanjoineen

Possessive forms of vanja (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	vanjani	vanjamme
2nd person	vanjasi	vanjanne
3rd person	vanjansa

Anagrams

• vajan