kataja

Finnish

(index ka)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kataga, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koča. Cognates include Estonian kadakas and Votic kataga. Compare also Lithuanian kadagys and Latvian kadiķis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑt̪ɑjɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ja
  • Rhymes:

Noun

kataja

  1. juniper (any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family)
  2. common juniper, Juniperus communis

Declension

Inflection of kataja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kataja katajat
genitive katajan katajien
partitive katajaa katajia
illative katajaan katajiin
singular plural
nominative kataja katajat
accusative nom. kataja katajat
gen. katajan
genitive katajan katajien
katajainrare
partitive katajaa katajia
inessive katajassa katajissa
elative katajasta katajista
illative katajaan katajiin
adessive katajalla katajilla
ablative katajalta katajilta
allative katajalle katajille
essive katajana katajina
translative katajaksi katajiksi
instructive katajin
abessive katajatta katajitta
comitative katajineen

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