vaj
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vaj (pluralvajes)
vaj m (pluralvajra, definitevaji, definite pluralvajrat)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vaj | vaji | vajra | vajrat |
| accusative | vajin | |||
| dative | vaji | vajit | vajrave | vajrave |
| ablative | vajrash | |||
Possibly fromProto-Albanian*uai, fromProto-Indo-European*wáy,*uai(“woe!, alas!”); similar words are found in several European languages. Cognate toAncient Greekὀά(oá,“woe!, alas!”) andOld Armenianվայ(vay,“cry of pain”),Latinvae,Icelandicvei,Dutchwee,Englishwoe. Compare alsoRomanianvai,Serbo-Croatianавај(avaj),Italianguai. In view of a widespread secondary meaning 'to cry', one may also considerProto-Albanian*vabja, connected withOld Church Slavonicвабимо(vabimo,“being lured”),Gothic𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽(wōpjan,“call out”),Old Englishwēpan(“weep, cry”).
vaj
vaj
FromProto-Finno-Ugric*waje. Cognates includeNorthern Mansiво̄й(vōj) andFinnishvoi.
vaj (countable anduncountable,pluralvajak)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vaj | vajak |
| accusative | vajat | vajakat |
| dative | vajnak | vajaknak |
| instrumental | vajjal | vajakkal |
| causal-final | vajért | vajakért |
| translative | vajjá | vajakká |
| terminative | vajig | vajakig |
| essive-formal | vajként | vajakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | vajban | vajakban |
| superessive | vajon | vajakon |
| adessive | vajnál | vajaknál |
| illative | vajba | vajakba |
| sublative | vajra | vajakra |
| allative | vajhoz | vajakhoz |
| elative | vajból | vajakból |
| delative | vajról | vajakról |
| ablative | vajtól | vajaktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular | vajé | vajaké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural | vajéi | vajakéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | vajam | vajaim |
| 2nd person sing. | vajad | vajaid |
| 3rd person sing. | vaja | vajai |
| 1st person plural | vajunk | vajaink |
| 2nd person plural | vajatok | vajaitok |
| 3rd person plural | vajuk | vajaik |
Onomatopoeic, imitating an involuntary burst of sound.[1]
vaj
vaj
Originally an older Stockholm pronunciation ofvarg(“wolf, defect product”), with loss of /r/ before /j/.
vaj (indeclinable)
vaj
{{rfdef}}.Borrowed fromMiddle Chinese王 (MC hjwang|hjwangH, “king”) orMandarin王 (wáng, “id”).[1]
vaj(classifier:tus)
FromProto-Hmong*waŋᴬ(“garden”),borrowed fromOld Chinese園 (OC*ɢʷan, “garden”). Cognate withProto-Mien*hwunᴬ(“id”).[2]
vaj(classifier:lub)