Looja
See also: looja
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From looja (“creator”). Akin to Finnish Luoja and Estonian Looja.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈloːjɑ/, [ˈɫoːj]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈloːjɑ/, [ˈɫo̝ːjɑ]
- Rhymes: -oːj, -oːjɑ
- Hyphenation: Loo‧ja
Proper noun
[edit]Looja
- Creator
- laskiissa Loojaa ― to set (disappear below the horizon) (literally, “to descend to the Creator”)
- 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1300. Soikkola, Tarinaisi. III 167.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 32-33:
- »Anna Luoja anteheksi, // Lase lainaksi Jumala!
- Creator, give forgiveness, // God, release me as a loan!
Declension
[edit]| Declension of Looja (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Looja | Loojat |
| genitive | Loojan | Loojiin |
| partitive | Loojaa | Loojia |
| illative | Loojaa | Loojii |
| inessive | Loojaas | Loojiis |
| elative | Loojast | Loojist |
| allative | Loojalle | Loojille |
| adessive | Loojaal | Loojiil |
| ablative | Loojalt | Loojilt |
| translative | Loojaks | Loojiks |
| essive | Loojanna, Loojaan | Loojinna, Loojiin |
| exessive1) | Loojant | Loojint |
| 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. | ||
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 276