"-ja" meaning in Proto-Finnic

See -ja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ja / *-jä [canonical]
Etymology: table From Proto-Uralic *-ja, which was originally a participle ending in Proto-Uralic. Related to Proto-Samic *-jē. Etymology templates: {{etymid|urj-fin-pro|agent}} table, {{inh|urj-fin-pro|urj-pro|*-ja}} Proto-Uralic *-ja, {{cog|smi-pro|*-jē}} Proto-Samic *-jē Head templates: {{head|urj-fin-pro|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|head=*-ja / *-jä}} *-ja / *-jä
  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--ja-urj-fin-pro-suffix-~UjDcFPU Categories (other): Proto-Finnic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-Finnic entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -ja / *-jä [canonical]
Etymology: table Probably cognate with Komi-Zyrian -я (-ja) (in e.g. дыря (dyra)) and Udmurt -я (-ja) (in e.g. дыря (dyra)), in which case from Proto-Finno-Permic *-ja. Compare the illative suffix *-jen (found in e.g. some Estonian dialects and cognate with Proto-Samic *-jën). Etymology templates: {{etymid|urj-fin-pro|place}} table, {{cog|kpv||-я}} Komi-Zyrian -я (-ja), {{m|kpv|дыря}} дыря (dyra), {{cog|udm||-я}} Udmurt -я (-ja), {{m|udm|дыря}} дыря (dyra), {{inh|urj-fin-pro|urj-fpr-pro|*-ja}} Proto-Finno-Permic *-ja, {{m|urj-fin-pro|*-jen}} *-jen, {{cog|smi-pro|*-jën}} Proto-Samic *-jën Head templates: {{head|urj-fin-pro|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|head=*-ja / *-jä}} *-ja / *-jä
  1. Forms nouns, mainly place names or other locative nouns, from nominal stems. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--ja-urj-fin-pro-suffix-jtI2cJRH Categories (other): Proto-Finnic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-Finnic entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -ja meaning in Proto-Finnic (6.2kB)

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      ],
      "text": "Finnish: -alla, -alle, -alta (probably at least partially)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-fin-pro",
        "2": "place"
      },
      "expansion": "table",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kpv",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-я"
      },
      "expansion": "Komi-Zyrian -я (-ja)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kpv",
        "2": "дыря"
      },
      "expansion": "дыря (dyra)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "udm",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-я"
      },
      "expansion": "Udmurt -я (-ja)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "udm",
        "2": "дыря"
      },
      "expansion": "дыря (dyra)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-fin-pro",
        "2": "urj-fpr-pro",
        "3": "*-ja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finno-Permic *-ja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-fin-pro",
        "2": "*-jen"
      },
      "expansion": "*-jen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "smi-pro",
        "2": "*-jën"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Samic *-jën",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "table\nProbably cognate with Komi-Zyrian -я (-ja) (in e.g. дыря (dyra)) and Udmurt -я (-ja) (in e.g. дыря (dyra)), in which case from Proto-Finno-Permic *-ja. Compare the illative suffix *-jen (found in e.g. some Estonian dialects and cognate with Proto-Samic *-jën).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ja / *-jä",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urj-fin-pro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "head": "*-ja / *-jä"
      },
      "expansion": "*-ja / *-jä",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Finnic",
  "lang_code": "urj-fin-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ja",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Forms nouns, mainly place names or other locative nouns, from nominal stems."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ja"
}

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