vaja

See also: vāja, vājā, väja, and Vaja

Catalan

Etymology

Archaic third-person singular present subjunctive of anar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈba.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈva.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈva.d͡ʒa]

Interjection

vaja

1. Expresses surprise etc., analogous to Spanish vaya

Further reading

• “vaja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “vaja”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Finnish

Etymology

Related to vajaa, possibly from development from earlier meaning "gap" as such smaller structures were built between larger buildings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑjɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧ja

Noun

vaja

1. shed, hut

Declension

Inflection of vaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vaja	vajat
genitive		vajan	vajojen
partitive		vajaa	vajoja
illative		vajaan	vajoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vaja	vajat
accusative	nom.	vaja	vajat
	gen.	vajan
genitive		vajan	vajojen vajain rare
partitive		vajaa	vajoja
inessive		vajassa	vajoissa
elative		vajasta	vajoista
illative		vajaan	vajoihin
adessive		vajalla	vajoilla
ablative		vajalta	vajoilta
allative		vajalle	vajoille
essive		vajana	vajoina
translative		vajaksi	vajoiksi
abessive		vajatta	vajoitta
instructive		—	vajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vajani vajani accusative nom. vajani vajani gen. vajani genitive vajani vajojeni vajaini rare partitive vajaani vajojani inessive vajassani vajoissani elative vajastani vajoistani illative vajaani vajoihini adessive vajallani vajoillani ablative vajaltani vajoiltani allative vajalleni vajoilleni essive vajanani vajoinani translative vajakseni vajoikseni abessive vajattani vajoittani instructive — — comitative — vajoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vajasi vajasi accusative nom. vajasi vajasi gen. vajasi genitive vajasi vajojesi vajaisi rare partitive vajaasi vajojasi inessive vajassasi vajoissasi elative vajastasi vajoistasi illative vajaasi vajoihisi adessive vajallasi vajoillasi ablative vajaltasi vajoiltasi allative vajallesi vajoillesi essive vajanasi vajoinasi translative vajaksesi vajoiksesi abessive vajattasi vajoittasi instructive — — comitative — vajoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vajamme vajamme accusative nom. vajamme vajamme gen. vajamme genitive vajamme vajojemme vajaimme rare partitive vajaamme vajojamme inessive vajassamme vajoissamme elative vajastamme vajoistamme illative vajaamme vajoihimme adessive vajallamme vajoillamme ablative vajaltamme vajoiltamme allative vajallemme vajoillemme essive vajanamme vajoinamme translative vajaksemme vajoiksemme abessive vajattamme vajoittamme instructive — — comitative — vajoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vajanne vajanne accusative nom. vajanne vajanne gen. vajanne genitive vajanne vajojenne vajainne rare partitive vajaanne vajojanne inessive vajassanne vajoissanne elative vajastanne vajoistanne illative vajaanne vajoihinne adessive vajallanne vajoillanne ablative vajaltanne vajoiltanne allative vajallenne vajoillenne essive vajananne vajoinanne translative vajaksenne vajoiksenne abessive vajattanne vajoittanne instructive — — comitative — vajoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vajansa vajansa accusative nom. vajansa vajansa gen. vajansa genitive vajansa vajojensa vajainsa rare partitive vajaansa vajojaan vajojansa inessive vajassaan vajassansa vajoissaan vajoissansa elative vajastaan vajastansa vajoistaan vajoistansa illative vajaansa vajoihinsa adessive vajallaan vajallansa vajoillaan vajoillansa ablative vajaltaan vajaltansa vajoiltaan vajoiltansa allative vajalleen vajallensa vajoilleen vajoillensa essive vajanaan vajanansa vajoinaan vajoinansa translative vajakseen vajaksensa vajoikseen vajoiksensa abessive vajattaan vajattansa vajoittaan vajoittansa instructive — — comitative — vajoineen vajoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• autovaja
• halkovaja
• kalustovaja
• puuvaja
• työkaluvaja
• vajarakennus
• venevaja

 

Further reading

• “vaja”, 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 2023-07-04

Francisco León Zoque

Noun

vaja

1. horn

Derived terms

• vaja saṉsaṉbø
• vajaꞌøyu

References

• Engel, Ralph, Allhiser de Engel, Mary, Mateo Alvarez, José (1987) Diccionario zoque de Francisco León (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 30)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 218

Hungarian

Etymology

vaj (“butter”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒjɒ]
• Hyphenation: va‧ja

Noun

vaja

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of vaj

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaja	—
accusative	vaját	—
dative	vajának	—
instrumental	vajával	—
causal-final	vajáért	—
translative	vajává	—
terminative	vajáig	—
essive-formal	vajaként	—
essive-modal	vajául	—
inessive	vajában	—
superessive	vaján	—
adessive	vajánál	—
illative	vajába	—
sublative	vajára	—
allative	vajához	—
elative	vajából	—
delative	vajáról	—
ablative	vajától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	vajáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	vajáéi	—

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²vaja/
• Rhymes: -²aja

Etymology 1

From a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *vāčëm.

Noun

vaja c

1. a female reindeer

Declension

Declension of vaja

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vaja	vajas
	definite	vajan	vajans
plural	indefinite	vajor	vajors
	definite	vajorna	vajornas

Synonyms

• renko

Antonyms

• sarv

Hypernyms

• ren

Etymology 2

From Dutch waaien, from Proto-Germanic *wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.

Verb

vaja (present vajar, preterite vajade, supine vajat, imperative vaja)

1. to rock, to sway; slowly and gently move back and forth, usually moved by wind or water
   • 2000, Claes Arvidsson, Hurra, hurra‎^[3]:

     Både norska och svenska flaggor vajade.

     There were both Norwegian and Swedish flags flying in the wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vaja		—
Supine	vajat		—
Imperative	vaja		—
Imper. plural1	vajen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vajar	vajade	—	—
Ind. plural1	vaja	vajade	—	—
Subjunctive2	vaje	vajade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	vajande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• vaja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Java