likaaja

Finnish

Etymology

liata +‎ -ja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlikɑːjɑ/, [ˈlikɑ̝ːjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikɑːjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): li‧kaa‧ja

Noun

likaaja

1. one who or which dirties, soils or begrimes
2. (figuratively) one who or which tarnishes or sullies

Declension

Inflection of likaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		likaaja	likaajat
genitive		likaajan	likaajien
partitive		likaajaa	likaajia
illative		likaajaan	likaajiin
		singular	plural
nominative		likaaja	likaajat
accusative	nom.	likaaja	likaajat
	gen.	likaajan
genitive		likaajan	likaajien likaajain rare
partitive		likaajaa	likaajia
inessive		likaajassa	likaajissa
elative		likaajasta	likaajista
illative		likaajaan	likaajiin
adessive		likaajalla	likaajilla
ablative		likaajalta	likaajilta
allative		likaajalle	likaajille
essive		likaajana	likaajina
translative		likaajaksi	likaajiksi
abessive		likaajatta	likaajitta
instructive		—	likaajin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative likaajani likaajani accusative nom. likaajani likaajani gen. likaajani genitive likaajani likaajieni likaajaini rare partitive likaajaani likaajiani inessive likaajassani likaajissani elative likaajastani likaajistani illative likaajaani likaajiini adessive likaajallani likaajillani ablative likaajaltani likaajiltani allative likaajalleni likaajilleni essive likaajanani likaajinani translative likaajakseni likaajikseni abessive likaajattani likaajittani instructive — — comitative — likaajineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative likaajasi likaajasi accusative nom. likaajasi likaajasi gen. likaajasi genitive likaajasi likaajiesi likaajaisi rare partitive likaajaasi likaajiasi inessive likaajassasi likaajissasi elative likaajastasi likaajistasi illative likaajaasi likaajiisi adessive likaajallasi likaajillasi ablative likaajaltasi likaajiltasi allative likaajallesi likaajillesi essive likaajanasi likaajinasi translative likaajaksesi likaajiksesi abessive likaajattasi likaajittasi instructive — — comitative — likaajinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative likaajamme likaajamme accusative nom. likaajamme likaajamme gen. likaajamme genitive likaajamme likaajiemme likaajaimme rare partitive likaajaamme likaajiamme inessive likaajassamme likaajissamme elative likaajastamme likaajistamme illative likaajaamme likaajiimme adessive likaajallamme likaajillamme ablative likaajaltamme likaajiltamme allative likaajallemme likaajillemme essive likaajanamme likaajinamme translative likaajaksemme likaajiksemme abessive likaajattamme likaajittamme instructive — — comitative — likaajinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative likaajanne likaajanne accusative nom. likaajanne likaajanne gen. likaajanne genitive likaajanne likaajienne likaajainne rare partitive likaajaanne likaajianne inessive likaajassanne likaajissanne elative likaajastanne likaajistanne illative likaajaanne likaajiinne adessive likaajallanne likaajillanne ablative likaajaltanne likaajiltanne allative likaajallenne likaajillenne essive likaajananne likaajinanne translative likaajaksenne likaajiksenne abessive likaajattanne likaajittanne instructive — — comitative — likaajinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative likaajansa likaajansa accusative nom. likaajansa likaajansa gen. likaajansa genitive likaajansa likaajiensa likaajainsa rare partitive likaajaansa likaajiaan likaajiansa inessive likaajassaan likaajassansa likaajissaan likaajissansa elative likaajastaan likaajastansa likaajistaan likaajistansa illative likaajaansa likaajiinsa adessive likaajallaan likaajallansa likaajillaan likaajillansa ablative likaajaltaan likaajaltansa likaajiltaan likaajiltansa allative likaajalleen likaajallensa likaajilleen likaajillensa essive likaajanaan likaajanansa likaajinaan likaajinansa translative likaajakseen likaajaksensa likaajikseen likaajiksensa abessive likaajattaan likaajattansa likaajittaan likaajittansa instructive — — comitative — likaajineen likaajinensa

Further reading

• “likaaja”, 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

• kajaali