-aja

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly related to -aj.

Suffix

-aja (Cyrillic spelling -аја)

1. 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 (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (A – J), Zagreb: JAZU, page 16

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxa/ [ˈa.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: -a‧ja

Suffix

-aja f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ajas)

1. Alternative form of -ajo

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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28