tuija

See also: Tuija

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Thuja, Thuya, a botanical term, ultimately from Ancient Greek θυίᾱ (thuíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtui̯jɑ/, [ˈt̪ui̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uijɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tui‧ja

Noun

tuija

1. white cedar, red cedar, thuja (any one of the species in the genus Thuja)

Declension

Inflection of tuija (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		tuija	tuijat
genitive		tuijan	tuijien
partitive		tuijaa	tuijia
illative		tuijaan	tuijiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tuija	tuijat
accusative	nom.	tuija	tuijat
	gen.	tuijan
genitive		tuijan	tuijien tuijain rare
partitive		tuijaa	tuijia
inessive		tuijassa	tuijissa
elative		tuijasta	tuijista
illative		tuijaan	tuijiin
adessive		tuijalla	tuijilla
ablative		tuijalta	tuijilta
allative		tuijalle	tuijille
essive		tuijana	tuijina
translative		tuijaksi	tuijiksi
abessive		tuijatta	tuijitta
instructive		—	tuijin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuijani tuijani accusative nom. tuijani tuijani gen. tuijani genitive tuijani tuijieni tuijaini rare partitive tuijaani tuijiani inessive tuijassani tuijissani elative tuijastani tuijistani illative tuijaani tuijiini adessive tuijallani tuijillani ablative tuijaltani tuijiltani allative tuijalleni tuijilleni essive tuijanani tuijinani translative tuijakseni tuijikseni abessive tuijattani tuijittani instructive — — comitative — tuijineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuijasi tuijasi accusative nom. tuijasi tuijasi gen. tuijasi genitive tuijasi tuijiesi tuijaisi rare partitive tuijaasi tuijiasi inessive tuijassasi tuijissasi elative tuijastasi tuijistasi illative tuijaasi tuijiisi adessive tuijallasi tuijillasi ablative tuijaltasi tuijiltasi allative tuijallesi tuijillesi essive tuijanasi tuijinasi translative tuijaksesi tuijiksesi abessive tuijattasi tuijittasi instructive — — comitative — tuijinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tuijamme tuijamme accusative nom. tuijamme tuijamme gen. tuijamme genitive tuijamme tuijiemme tuijaimme rare partitive tuijaamme tuijiamme inessive tuijassamme tuijissamme elative tuijastamme tuijistamme illative tuijaamme tuijiimme adessive tuijallamme tuijillamme ablative tuijaltamme tuijiltamme allative tuijallemme tuijillemme essive tuijanamme tuijinamme translative tuijaksemme tuijiksemme abessive tuijattamme tuijittamme instructive — — comitative — tuijinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tuijanne tuijanne accusative nom. tuijanne tuijanne gen. tuijanne genitive tuijanne tuijienne tuijainne rare partitive tuijaanne tuijianne inessive tuijassanne tuijissanne elative tuijastanne tuijistanne illative tuijaanne tuijiinne adessive tuijallanne tuijillanne ablative tuijaltanne tuijiltanne allative tuijallenne tuijillenne essive tuijananne tuijinanne translative tuijaksenne tuijiksenne abessive tuijattanne tuijittanne instructive — — comitative — tuijinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tuijansa tuijansa accusative nom. tuijansa tuijansa gen. tuijansa genitive tuijansa tuijiensa tuijainsa rare partitive tuijaansa tuijiaan tuijiansa inessive tuijassaan tuijassansa tuijissaan tuijissansa elative tuijastaan tuijastansa tuijistaan tuijistansa illative tuijaansa tuijiinsa adessive tuijallaan tuijallansa tuijillaan tuijillansa ablative tuijaltaan tuijaltansa tuijiltaan tuijiltansa allative tuijalleen tuijallensa tuijilleen tuijillensa essive tuijanaan tuijanansa tuijinaan tuijinansa translative tuijakseen tuijaksensa tuijikseen tuijiksensa abessive tuijattaan tuijattansa tuijittaan tuijittansa instructive — — comitative — tuijineen tuijinensa

Derived terms

• Tuija

Further reading

• “tuija”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ituja, uijat