nurja

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnurjɑ/, [ˈnurjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): nur‧ja

Adjective

nurja (comparative nurjempi, superlative nurjin)

1. wrong (side; designed to be worn or placed inward, such as in clothing)
2. adverse, opposite
3. (figuratively) bad, wrong, dark (e.g. 'dark side')
   • 1981, Gösta Sundqvist, Bruno Korpela (arranger) (lyrics and music), “Sinisilmä mansikkasuu”, performed by Leevi and the Leavings:

     En välitä mä muista jos et minusta sä huoli
     Ei mikään ole silloin enää kohdallaan
     On elämästä näkyvissä pelkkä nurja puoli
     Kun maailmalle askeleeni johtaa

     I won't care about others if you won't care for me
     Nothing would ever be right again
     Only the wrong side of my life would be seen
     As I head out to the wide world

Declension

Inflection of nurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nurja	nurjat
genitive		nurjan	nurjien
partitive		nurjaa	nurjia
illative		nurjaan	nurjiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nurja	nurjat
accusative	nom.	nurja	nurjat
	gen.	nurjan
genitive		nurjan	nurjien nurjain rare
partitive		nurjaa	nurjia
inessive		nurjassa	nurjissa
elative		nurjasta	nurjista
illative		nurjaan	nurjiin
adessive		nurjalla	nurjilla
ablative		nurjalta	nurjilta
allative		nurjalle	nurjille
essive		nurjana	nurjina
translative		nurjaksi	nurjiksi
abessive		nurjatta	nurjitta
instructive		—	nurjin
comitative		—	nurjine

Possessive forms of nurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nurjani nurjani accusative nom. nurjani nurjani gen. nurjani genitive nurjani nurjieni nurjaini rare partitive nurjaani nurjiani inessive nurjassani nurjissani elative nurjastani nurjistani illative nurjaani nurjiini adessive nurjallani nurjillani ablative nurjaltani nurjiltani allative nurjalleni nurjilleni essive nurjanani nurjinani translative nurjakseni nurjikseni abessive nurjattani nurjittani instructive — — comitative — nurjineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nurjasi nurjasi accusative nom. nurjasi nurjasi gen. nurjasi genitive nurjasi nurjiesi nurjaisi rare partitive nurjaasi nurjiasi inessive nurjassasi nurjissasi elative nurjastasi nurjistasi illative nurjaasi nurjiisi adessive nurjallasi nurjillasi ablative nurjaltasi nurjiltasi allative nurjallesi nurjillesi essive nurjanasi nurjinasi translative nurjaksesi nurjiksesi abessive nurjattasi nurjittasi instructive — — comitative — nurjinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nurjamme nurjamme accusative nom. nurjamme nurjamme gen. nurjamme genitive nurjamme nurjiemme nurjaimme rare partitive nurjaamme nurjiamme inessive nurjassamme nurjissamme elative nurjastamme nurjistamme illative nurjaamme nurjiimme adessive nurjallamme nurjillamme ablative nurjaltamme nurjiltamme allative nurjallemme nurjillemme essive nurjanamme nurjinamme translative nurjaksemme nurjiksemme abessive nurjattamme nurjittamme instructive — — comitative — nurjinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nurjanne nurjanne accusative nom. nurjanne nurjanne gen. nurjanne genitive nurjanne nurjienne nurjainne rare partitive nurjaanne nurjianne inessive nurjassanne nurjissanne elative nurjastanne nurjistanne illative nurjaanne nurjiinne adessive nurjallanne nurjillanne ablative nurjaltanne nurjiltanne allative nurjallenne nurjillenne essive nurjananne nurjinanne translative nurjaksenne nurjiksenne abessive nurjattanne nurjittanne instructive — — comitative — nurjinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nurjansa nurjansa accusative nom. nurjansa nurjansa gen. nurjansa genitive nurjansa nurjiensa nurjainsa rare partitive nurjaansa nurjiaan nurjiansa inessive nurjassaan nurjassansa nurjissaan nurjissansa elative nurjastaan nurjastansa nurjistaan nurjistansa illative nurjaansa nurjiinsa adessive nurjallaan nurjallansa nurjillaan nurjillansa ablative nurjaltaan nurjaltansa nurjiltaan nurjiltansa allative nurjalleen nurjallensa nurjilleen nurjillensa essive nurjanaan nurjanansa nurjinaan nurjinansa translative nurjakseen nurjaksensa nurjikseen nurjiksensa abessive nurjattaan nurjattansa nurjittaan nurjittansa instructive — — comitative — nurjineen nurjinensa

Derived terms

• nurjahtaa
• nurjamielinen
• nurjasti
• nurjaton
• nurjuus

 

Further reading

• “nurja”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• rajun