-aja
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly related to -aj.
Suffix
-aja (Cyrillic spelling -аја)
- Suffix appended to nouns, adjectives or verbs to create a feminine noun.
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -aja
See also
- -jaja
References
- Babić, Stjepan (2002), Tvorba riječi u hrvatskome književnome jeziku, 3rd revised edition, Zagreb: HAZU, page(s) 357, § 1150
- Maretić, Tomo (1963) Gramatika hrvatskoga ili srpskoga književnog jezika, 3rd edition, Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, § 320.g), § 342.i), pages 307, 341
- Skok, Petar (1971) “-āj”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (A – J), Zagreb: JAZU, page 16
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaxa/ [ˈa.xa]
- Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: -a‧ja
Usage notes
- Used especially after feminine nouns. Compare -aja.
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -aja
Further reading
- “-ajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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