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Maja
MA'JA
,Noun.
Definition 2025
Maja
Maja
Translingual

Maja squinado
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Maja f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Majidae – the sea spider or spider crab.
Hypernyms
- (genus):
Hyponyms
- For the numerous species see
Maja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maja/, [ˈmɑjːa]
Proper noun
Maja
- A female given name, diminutive of Maria.
maja
maja
Estonian
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *maģo. Compare German Gemach, Latvian māja. Traditionally suggested as a loan from Latvian, but now the Latvian word is generally thought of as a Finnic loan.
Noun
maja (genitive maja, partitive maja)
Declension
Inflection of maja (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maja | majad |
| accusative | maja | majad |
| genitive | maja | majade |
| partitive | maja | maju majasid |
| illative | majja majasse |
majadesse majusse |
| inessive | majas | majades majus |
| elative | majast | majadest majust |
| allative | majale | majadele majule |
| adessive | majal | majadel majul |
| ablative | majalt | majadelt majult |
| translative | majaks | majadeks majuks |
| terminative | majani | majadeni |
| essive | majana | majadena |
| abessive | majata | majadeta |
| comitative | majaga | majadega |
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
maja
Declension
| Inflection of maja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maja | majat | |
| genitive | majan | majojen | |
| partitive | majaa | majoja | |
| illative | majaan | majoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maja | majat | |
| accusative | nom. | maja | majat |
| gen. | majan | ||
| genitive | majan | majojen majainrare |
|
| partitive | majaa | majoja | |
| inessive | majassa | majoissa | |
| elative | majasta | majoista | |
| illative | majaan | majoihin | |
| adessive | majalla | majoilla | |
| ablative | majalta | majoilta | |
| allative | majalle | majoille | |
| essive | majana | majoina | |
| translative | majaksi | majoiksi | |
| instructive | — | majoin | |
| abessive | majatta | majoitta | |
| comitative | — | majoineen | |