nauraja

Finnish

Etymology

nauraa (“to laugh”) +‎ -ja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑu̯rɑjɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝u̯rɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑurɑjɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): nau‧ra‧ja

Noun

nauraja

1. laugher (one who laughs)
2. kookaburra (any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo)

Declension

Inflection of nauraja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nauraja	naurajat
genitive		naurajan	naurajien
partitive		naurajaa	naurajia
illative		naurajaan	naurajiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nauraja	naurajat
accusative	nom.	nauraja	naurajat
	gen.	naurajan
genitive		naurajan	naurajien naurajain rare
partitive		naurajaa	naurajia
inessive		naurajassa	naurajissa
elative		naurajasta	naurajista
illative		naurajaan	naurajiin
adessive		naurajalla	naurajilla
ablative		naurajalta	naurajilta
allative		naurajalle	naurajille
essive		naurajana	naurajina
translative		naurajaksi	naurajiksi
abessive		naurajatta	naurajitta
instructive		—	naurajin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nauraja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naurajani naurajani accusative nom. naurajani naurajani gen. naurajani genitive naurajani naurajieni naurajaini rare partitive naurajaani naurajiani inessive naurajassani naurajissani elative naurajastani naurajistani illative naurajaani naurajiini adessive naurajallani naurajillani ablative naurajaltani naurajiltani allative naurajalleni naurajilleni essive naurajanani naurajinani translative naurajakseni naurajikseni abessive naurajattani naurajittani instructive — — comitative — naurajineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naurajasi naurajasi accusative nom. naurajasi naurajasi gen. naurajasi genitive naurajasi naurajiesi naurajaisi rare partitive naurajaasi naurajiasi inessive naurajassasi naurajissasi elative naurajastasi naurajistasi illative naurajaasi naurajiisi adessive naurajallasi naurajillasi ablative naurajaltasi naurajiltasi allative naurajallesi naurajillesi essive naurajanasi naurajinasi translative naurajaksesi naurajiksesi abessive naurajattasi naurajittasi instructive — — comitative — naurajinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naurajamme naurajamme accusative nom. naurajamme naurajamme gen. naurajamme genitive naurajamme naurajiemme naurajaimme rare partitive naurajaamme naurajiamme inessive naurajassamme naurajissamme elative naurajastamme naurajistamme illative naurajaamme naurajiimme adessive naurajallamme naurajillamme ablative naurajaltamme naurajiltamme allative naurajallemme naurajillemme essive naurajanamme naurajinamme translative naurajaksemme naurajiksemme abessive naurajattamme naurajittamme instructive — — comitative — naurajinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naurajanne naurajanne accusative nom. naurajanne naurajanne gen. naurajanne genitive naurajanne naurajienne naurajainne rare partitive naurajaanne naurajianne inessive naurajassanne naurajissanne elative naurajastanne naurajistanne illative naurajaanne naurajiinne adessive naurajallanne naurajillanne ablative naurajaltanne naurajiltanne allative naurajallenne naurajillenne essive naurajananne naurajinanne translative naurajaksenne naurajiksenne abessive naurajattanne naurajittanne instructive — — comitative — naurajinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative naurajansa naurajansa accusative nom. naurajansa naurajansa gen. naurajansa genitive naurajansa naurajiensa naurajainsa rare partitive naurajaansa naurajiaan naurajiansa inessive naurajassaan naurajassansa naurajissaan naurajissansa elative naurajastaan naurajastansa naurajistaan naurajistansa illative naurajaansa naurajiinsa adessive naurajallaan naurajallansa naurajillaan naurajillansa ablative naurajaltaan naurajaltansa naurajiltaan naurajiltansa allative naurajalleen naurajallensa naurajilleen naurajillensa essive naurajanaan naurajanansa naurajinaan naurajinansa translative naurajakseen naurajaksensa naurajikseen naurajiksensa abessive naurajattaan naurajattansa naurajittaan naurajittansa instructive — — comitative — naurajineen naurajinensa

Derived terms

• arunnauraja (“spangled kookaburra, Dacelo tyro”)
• isonauraja (“laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae”)
• papuannauraja (“rufous-bellied kookaburra, Dacelo gaudichaud”)
• sininauraja (“blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii”)

Further reading

• “nauraja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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