kajava

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kajaga, from Proto-Uralic *kaja. Cognates include Estonian kajakas, Veps kajag and Votic kajaga

Noun

kajava

  1. (dated) gull (bird)
  2. kittiwake

Declension

Inflection of kajava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kajava kajavat
genitive kajavan kajavien
partitive kajavaa kajavia
illative kajavaan kajaviin
singular plural
nominative kajava kajavat
accusative nom. kajava kajavat
gen. kajavan
genitive kajavan kajavien
kajavainrare
partitive kajavaa kajavia
inessive kajavassa kajavissa
elative kajavasta kajavista
illative kajavaan kajaviin
adessive kajavalla kajavilla
ablative kajavalta kajavilta
allative kajavalle kajaville
essive kajavana kajavina
translative kajavaksi kajaviksi
instructive kajavin
abessive kajavatta kajavitta
comitative kajavineen

Derived terms

  • pikkukajava, Rissa tridactyla (black-legged kittiwake)
  • punajalkakajava, Rissa brevirostris (red-legged kittiwake)

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