Manja

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Маня (Manja).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Manja

  1. a female given name
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      j ono i pehmitösmerkkinnä ennen vokalaa, keskeel sannaa, niku nimis: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja j.n.e.
      j is also a palatalisation mark before a vowel, in the middle of a word, like in the names: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja etc.

Declension

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Declension of Manja (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Manja Manjat
genitive Manjan Manjoin
partitive Manjaa Manjoja
illative Manjaa Manjoi
inessive Manjas Manjois
elative Manjast Manjoist
allative Manjalle Manjoille
adessive Manjal Manjoil
ablative Manjalt Manjoilt
translative Manjaks Manjoiks
essive Manjanna, Manjaan Manjoinna, Manjoin
exessive1) Manjant Manjoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 296