hurja

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic (compare hurista).^[1] Related to Karelian huri and Estonian hurjutama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhurjɑ/, [ˈhurjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hur‧ja

Adjective

hurja (comparative hurjempi, superlative hurjin)

1. fierce, wild, ferocious, frantic
2. (childish) scary
3. (colloquial) crazy (very unexpected; wildly surprising)
4. (colloquial) fantastic, terrific

Declension

Inflection of hurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hurja	hurjat
genitive		hurjan	hurjien
partitive		hurjaa	hurjia
illative		hurjaan	hurjiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hurja	hurjat
accusative	nom.	hurja	hurjat
	gen.	hurjan
genitive		hurjan	hurjien hurjain rare
partitive		hurjaa	hurjia
inessive		hurjassa	hurjissa
elative		hurjasta	hurjista
illative		hurjaan	hurjiin
adessive		hurjalla	hurjilla
ablative		hurjalta	hurjilta
allative		hurjalle	hurjille
essive		hurjana	hurjina
translative		hurjaksi	hurjiksi
abessive		hurjatta	hurjitta
instructive		—	hurjin
comitative		—	hurjine

Possessive forms of hurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hurjani hurjani accusative nom. hurjani hurjani gen. hurjani genitive hurjani hurjieni hurjaini rare partitive hurjaani hurjiani inessive hurjassani hurjissani elative hurjastani hurjistani illative hurjaani hurjiini adessive hurjallani hurjillani ablative hurjaltani hurjiltani allative hurjalleni hurjilleni essive hurjanani hurjinani translative hurjakseni hurjikseni abessive hurjattani hurjittani instructive — — comitative — hurjineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hurjasi hurjasi accusative nom. hurjasi hurjasi gen. hurjasi genitive hurjasi hurjiesi hurjaisi rare partitive hurjaasi hurjiasi inessive hurjassasi hurjissasi elative hurjastasi hurjistasi illative hurjaasi hurjiisi adessive hurjallasi hurjillasi ablative hurjaltasi hurjiltasi allative hurjallesi hurjillesi essive hurjanasi hurjinasi translative hurjaksesi hurjiksesi abessive hurjattasi hurjittasi instructive — — comitative — hurjinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hurjamme hurjamme accusative nom. hurjamme hurjamme gen. hurjamme genitive hurjamme hurjiemme hurjaimme rare partitive hurjaamme hurjiamme inessive hurjassamme hurjissamme elative hurjastamme hurjistamme illative hurjaamme hurjiimme adessive hurjallamme hurjillamme ablative hurjaltamme hurjiltamme allative hurjallemme hurjillemme essive hurjanamme hurjinamme translative hurjaksemme hurjiksemme abessive hurjattamme hurjittamme instructive — — comitative — hurjinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hurjanne hurjanne accusative nom. hurjanne hurjanne gen. hurjanne genitive hurjanne hurjienne hurjainne rare partitive hurjaanne hurjianne inessive hurjassanne hurjissanne elative hurjastanne hurjistanne illative hurjaanne hurjiinne adessive hurjallanne hurjillanne ablative hurjaltanne hurjiltanne allative hurjallenne hurjillenne essive hurjananne hurjinanne translative hurjaksenne hurjiksenne abessive hurjattanne hurjittanne instructive — — comitative — hurjinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hurjansa hurjansa accusative nom. hurjansa hurjansa gen. hurjansa genitive hurjansa hurjiensa hurjainsa rare partitive hurjaansa hurjiaan hurjiansa inessive hurjassaan hurjassansa hurjissaan hurjissansa elative hurjastaan hurjastansa hurjistaan hurjistansa illative hurjaansa hurjiinsa adessive hurjallaan hurjallansa hurjillaan hurjillansa ablative hurjaltaan hurjaltansa hurjiltaan hurjiltansa allative hurjalleen hurjallensa hurjilleen hurjillensa essive hurjanaan hurjanansa hurjinaan hurjinansa translative hurjakseen hurjaksensa hurjikseen hurjiksensa abessive hurjattaan hurjattansa hurjittaan hurjittansa instructive — — comitative — hurjineen hurjinensa

Derived terms

• hurjastella
• hurjasti
• hurjeta
• hurjimus
• hurjistaa
• hurjuus

 

compounds

• hurjaluonteinen
• hurjaluontoinen
• hurjannäköinen
• hurjanrohkea
• hurjapää

 

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “hurja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Harju, harju