raaju

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian рай (raj).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑːju/, [ˈrɑːjŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑːju/, [ˈrɑːju]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːju
  • Hyphenation: raa‧ju

Noun

raaju

  1. heaven, paradise
    raajun ovetthe gates of heaven

Declension

Declension of raaju (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative raaju raajut
genitive raajun raajuin, raajuloin
partitive raajua raajuja, raajuloja
illative raajuu raajui, raajuloihe
inessive raajuus raajuis, raajulois
elative raajust raajuist, raajuloist
allative raajulle raajuille, raajuloille
adessive raajuul raajuil, raajuloil
ablative raajult raajuilt, raajuloilt
translative raajuks raajuiks, raajuloiks
essive raajunna, raajuun raajuinna, raajuloinna, raajuin, raajuloin
exessive1) raajunt raajuint, raajuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 470

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian рай (raj).

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈrɑːju/, [ˈrɑːʝu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːju
  • Hyphenation: raa‧ju

Noun

raaju

  1. paradise, heaven

Inflection

Declension of raaju (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative raaju raajud
genitive raaju raajujõ, raajui
partitive raajua raajuitõ, raajui
illative raajusõ, raaju raajuisõ
inessive raajuz raajuiz
elative raajussõ raajuissõ
allative raajulõ raajuilõ
adessive raajullõ raajuillõ
ablative raajultõ raajuiltõ
translative raajussi raajuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “raaju”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn