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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *malja (compare Karelian malja, Ludian mall', Veps mal), possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*mālia-) (compare Old Norse mǽlir).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malja
- goblet, cup, chalice (drinking vessel with a foot and stem)
- Pythagoraan malja ― Pythagorean cup
- 1933, The Holy Bible, Psalms 23:5:
- Sinä valmistat minulle pöydän minun vihollisteni silmien eteen. Sinä voitelet minun pääni öljyllä; minun maljani on ylitsevuotavainen.
- Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
- bowl (hemispherical container, particularly a tall bowl)
- cup (type of trophy)
- cup (tarot suit)
- cup (that which is to be received or endured)
- a serving of (usually) alcoholic drink, especially when drunk for friendship or someone's health
- juoda jonkun malja ― to pledge
- Haluaisitteko juoda maljani, herra?
- Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir?
- Ellipsis of kastemalja (“(baptismal) font”).
Declension
[edit]Inflection of malja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | malja | maljat | |
genitive | maljan | maljojen | |
partitive | maljaa | maljoja | |
illative | maljaan | maljoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | malja | maljat | |
accusative | nom. | malja | maljat |
gen. | maljan | ||
genitive | maljan | maljojen maljain rare | |
partitive | maljaa | maljoja | |
inessive | maljassa | maljoissa | |
elative | maljasta | maljoista | |
illative | maljaan | maljoihin | |
adessive | maljalla | maljoilla | |
ablative | maljalta | maljoilta | |
allative | maljalle | maljoille | |
essive | maljana | maljoina | |
translative | maljaksi | maljoiksi | |
abessive | maljatta | maljoitta | |
instructive | — | maljoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]compounds
- alkumalja
- annosmalja
- boolimalja
- ehtoollismalja
- elatusmalja
- Graalin malja
- hopeamalja
- juomamalja
- jälkiruokamalja
- kaarimalja
- kastemalja
- kotelomalja
- kristallimalja
- kyynelmalja
- lasimalja
- liemimalja
- lonkkamalja
- malja-aste
- maljapuhe
- maljasieni
- myrkkymalja
- petrimalja
- puumalja
- tervetuliaismalja
- tervetulomalja
- veljenmalja
- viinimalja
- voitonmalja
- äänimalja
Further reading
[edit]- “malja”, 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 2023-07-03
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *malja. Cognates include Finnish malja and Veps maĺ.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑljɑ/, [ˈmɑlʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑljɑ/, [ˈmɑlʲjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlj, -ɑljɑ
- Hyphenation: mal‧ja
Noun
[edit]malja
- dish (vessel for food)
Declension
[edit]Declension of malja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | malja | maljat |
genitive | maljan | maljoin |
partitive | maljaa | maljoja |
illative | maljaa | maljoi |
inessive | maljaas | maljois |
elative | maljast | maljoist |
allative | maljalle | maljoille |
adessive | maljaal | maljoil |
ablative | maljalt | maljoilt |
translative | maljaks | maljoiks |
essive | maljanna, maljaan | maljoinna, maljoin |
exessive1) | maljant | maljoint |
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. |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 295
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malja f (plural malji)
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑljɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑljɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with collocations
- Finnish terms with quotations
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish ellipses
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- fi:Containers
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑlj
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑlj/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑljɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑljɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- izh:Vessels
- Maltese terms borrowed from Italian
- Maltese terms derived from Italian
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese feminine nouns