asianajaja

Finnish

Etymology

asian +‎ ajaja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsiɑnˌɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠iɑ̝nˌɑ̝jɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): asian‧aja‧ja

Noun

asianajaja

1. (law) attorney-at-law, barrister (lawyer who is a member of the Bar Association)
2. (informal) advocate (person who argues the case of another)

   paholaisen asianajaja

   Devil's advocate

Usage notes

In Finland the use of asianajaja as a professional title is restricted to members of the Finnish Bar Association, which uses the unofficial English translation "attorney-at-law". A lawyer is not legally required to be a member of the Bar Association to act as counsel for a party in a court.

Declension

Inflection of asianajaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		asianajaja	asianajajat
genitive		asianajajan	asianajajien
partitive		asianajajaa	asianajajia
illative		asianajajaan	asianajajiin
		singular	plural
nominative		asianajaja	asianajajat
accusative	nom.	asianajaja	asianajajat
	gen.	asianajajan
genitive		asianajajan	asianajajien asianajajain rare
partitive		asianajajaa	asianajajia
inessive		asianajajassa	asianajajissa
elative		asianajajasta	asianajajista
illative		asianajajaan	asianajajiin
adessive		asianajajalla	asianajajilla
ablative		asianajajalta	asianajajilta
allative		asianajajalle	asianajajille
essive		asianajajana	asianajajina
translative		asianajajaksi	asianajajiksi
abessive		asianajajatta	asianajajitta
instructive		—	asianajajin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of asianajaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative asianajajani asianajajani accusative nom. asianajajani asianajajani gen. asianajajani genitive asianajajani asianajajieni asianajajaini rare partitive asianajajaani asianajajiani inessive asianajajassani asianajajissani elative asianajajastani asianajajistani illative asianajajaani asianajajiini adessive asianajajallani asianajajillani ablative asianajajaltani asianajajiltani allative asianajajalleni asianajajilleni essive asianajajanani asianajajinani translative asianajajakseni asianajajikseni abessive asianajajattani asianajajittani instructive — — comitative — asianajajineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative asianajajasi asianajajasi accusative nom. asianajajasi asianajajasi gen. asianajajasi genitive asianajajasi asianajajiesi asianajajaisi rare partitive asianajajaasi asianajajiasi inessive asianajajassasi asianajajissasi elative asianajajastasi asianajajistasi illative asianajajaasi asianajajiisi adessive asianajajallasi asianajajillasi ablative asianajajaltasi asianajajiltasi allative asianajajallesi asianajajillesi essive asianajajanasi asianajajinasi translative asianajajaksesi asianajajiksesi abessive asianajajattasi asianajajittasi instructive — — comitative — asianajajinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative asianajajamme asianajajamme accusative nom. asianajajamme asianajajamme gen. asianajajamme genitive asianajajamme asianajajiemme asianajajaimme rare partitive asianajajaamme asianajajiamme inessive asianajajassamme asianajajissamme elative asianajajastamme asianajajistamme illative asianajajaamme asianajajiimme adessive asianajajallamme asianajajillamme ablative asianajajaltamme asianajajiltamme allative asianajajallemme asianajajillemme essive asianajajanamme asianajajinamme translative asianajajaksemme asianajajiksemme abessive asianajajattamme asianajajittamme instructive — — comitative — asianajajinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative asianajajanne asianajajanne accusative nom. asianajajanne asianajajanne gen. asianajajanne genitive asianajajanne asianajajienne asianajajainne rare partitive asianajajaanne asianajajianne inessive asianajajassanne asianajajissanne elative asianajajastanne asianajajistanne illative asianajajaanne asianajajiinne adessive asianajajallanne asianajajillanne ablative asianajajaltanne asianajajiltanne allative asianajajallenne asianajajillenne essive asianajajananne asianajajinanne translative asianajajaksenne asianajajiksenne abessive asianajajattanne asianajajittanne instructive — — comitative — asianajajinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative asianajajansa asianajajansa accusative nom. asianajajansa asianajajansa gen. asianajajansa genitive asianajajansa asianajajiensa asianajajainsa rare partitive asianajajaansa asianajajiaan asianajajiansa inessive asianajajassaan asianajajassansa asianajajissaan asianajajissansa elative asianajajastaan asianajajastansa asianajajistaan asianajajistansa illative asianajajaansa asianajajiinsa adessive asianajajallaan asianajajallansa asianajajillaan asianajajillansa ablative asianajajaltaan asianajajaltansa asianajajiltaan asianajajiltansa allative asianajajalleen asianajajallensa asianajajilleen asianajajillensa essive asianajajanaan asianajajanansa asianajajinaan asianajajinansa translative asianajajakseen asianajajaksensa asianajajikseen asianajajiksensa abessive asianajajattaan asianajajattansa asianajajittaan asianajajittansa instructive — — comitative — asianajajineen asianajajinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• asianajajakunta
• puolustusasianajaja

 

Related terms

• asianajo (advocacy)

See also

• juristi (attorney)
• lakimies (attorney)
• asianajotoimisto (law office)

See also

• oikeudenkäyntiavustaja
• oikeudenkäyntiasiamies

Further reading

• “asianajaja”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• aasinajaja