Malja

See also: malja

Faroese

Proper noun

Malja f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Malja: Maljuson
• daughter of Malja: Maljudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Malja
accusative	Malju
dative	Malju
genitive	Malju

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑljɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ljɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑljɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Mal‧ja

Etymology 1

Partially from place names with malja (particularly in Western Finland) and partially from Karelian diminutives of Malakias (particularly in Eastern Finland).

Proper noun

Malja

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Malja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maljani Maljani accusative nom. Maljani Maljani gen. Maljani genitive Maljani Maljojeni Maljaini rare partitive Maljaani Maljojani inessive Maljassani Maljoissani elative Maljastani Maljoistani illative Maljaani Maljoihini adessive Maljallani Maljoillani ablative Maljaltani Maljoiltani allative Maljalleni Maljoilleni essive Maljanani Maljoinani translative Maljakseni Maljoikseni abessive Maljattani Maljoittani instructive — — comitative — Maljoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maljasi Maljasi accusative nom. Maljasi Maljasi gen. Maljasi genitive Maljasi Maljojesi Maljaisi rare partitive Maljaasi Maljojasi inessive Maljassasi Maljoissasi elative Maljastasi Maljoistasi illative Maljaasi Maljoihisi adessive Maljallasi Maljoillasi ablative Maljaltasi Maljoiltasi allative Maljallesi Maljoillesi essive Maljanasi Maljoinasi translative Maljaksesi Maljoiksesi abessive Maljattasi Maljoittasi instructive — — comitative — Maljoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maljamme Maljamme accusative nom. Maljamme Maljamme gen. Maljamme genitive Maljamme Maljojemme Maljaimme rare partitive Maljaamme Maljojamme inessive Maljassamme Maljoissamme elative Maljastamme Maljoistamme illative Maljaamme Maljoihimme adessive Maljallamme Maljoillamme ablative Maljaltamme Maljoiltamme allative Maljallemme Maljoillemme essive Maljanamme Maljoinamme translative Maljaksemme Maljoiksemme abessive Maljattamme Maljoittamme instructive — — comitative — Maljoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maljanne Maljanne accusative nom. Maljanne Maljanne gen. Maljanne genitive Maljanne Maljojenne Maljainne rare partitive Maljaanne Maljojanne inessive Maljassanne Maljoissanne elative Maljastanne Maljoistanne illative Maljaanne Maljoihinne adessive Maljallanne Maljoillanne ablative Maljaltanne Maljoiltanne allative Maljallenne Maljoillenne essive Maljananne Maljoinanne translative Maljaksenne Maljoiksenne abessive Maljattanne Maljoittanne instructive — — comitative — Maljoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Maljansa Maljansa accusative nom. Maljansa Maljansa gen. Maljansa genitive Maljansa Maljojensa Maljainsa rare partitive Maljaansa Maljojaan Maljojansa inessive Maljassaan Maljassansa Maljoissaan Maljoissansa elative Maljastaan Maljastansa Maljoistaan Maljoistansa illative Maljaansa Maljoihinsa adessive Maljallaan Maljallansa Maljoillaan Maljoillansa ablative Maljaltaan Maljaltansa Maljoiltaan Maljoiltansa allative Maljalleen Maljallensa Maljoilleen Maljoillensa essive Maljanaan Maljanansa Maljoinaan Maljoinansa translative Maljakseen Maljaksensa Maljoikseen Maljoiksensa abessive Maljattaan Maljattansa Maljoittaan Maljoittansa instructive — — comitative — Maljoineen Maljoinensa

Statistics

• The surname Malja belongs to 104 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

Calque of Latin Crater (“cup”); see malja.

Proper noun

Malja

1. Crater (constellation)

Declension

Inflection of Malja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Malja	—
genitive		Maljan	—
partitive		Maljaa	—
illative		Maljaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Malja	—
accusative	nom.	Malja	—
	gen.	Maljan
genitive		Maljan	—
partitive		Maljaa	—
inessive		Maljassa	—
elative		Maljasta	—
illative		Maljaan	—
adessive		Maljalla	—
ablative		Maljalta	—
allative		Maljalle	—
essive		Maljana	—
translative		Maljaksi	—
abessive		Maljatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maljani — accusative nom. Maljani — gen. Maljani genitive Maljani — partitive Maljaani — inessive Maljassani — elative Maljastani — illative Maljaani — adessive Maljallani — ablative Maljaltani — allative Maljalleni — essive Maljanani — translative Maljakseni — abessive Maljattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maljasi — accusative nom. Maljasi — gen. Maljasi genitive Maljasi — partitive Maljaasi — inessive Maljassasi — elative Maljastasi — illative Maljaasi — adessive Maljallasi — ablative Maljaltasi — allative Maljallesi — essive Maljanasi — translative Maljaksesi — abessive Maljattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maljamme — accusative nom. Maljamme — gen. Maljamme genitive Maljamme — partitive Maljaamme — inessive Maljassamme — elative Maljastamme — illative Maljaamme — adessive Maljallamme — ablative Maljaltamme — allative Maljallemme — essive Maljanamme — translative Maljaksemme — abessive Maljattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maljanne — accusative nom. Maljanne — gen. Maljanne genitive Maljanne — partitive Maljaanne — inessive Maljassanne — elative Maljastanne — illative Maljaanne — adessive Maljallanne — ablative Maljaltanne — allative Maljallenne — essive Maljananne — translative Maljaksenne — abessive Maljattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Maljansa — accusative nom. Maljansa — gen. Maljansa genitive Maljansa — partitive Maljaansa — inessive Maljassaan Maljassansa — elative Maljastaan Maljastansa — illative Maljaansa — adessive Maljallaan Maljallansa — ablative Maljaltaan Maljaltansa — allative Maljalleen Maljallensa — essive Maljanaan Maljanansa — translative Maljakseen Maljaksensa — abessive Maljattaan Maljattansa — instructive — — comitative — —