vanja

See also: Vanja and vänja

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Ва́ня (Vánja), diminutive of the common male name Ива́н (Iván, “John”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnjɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝njɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): van‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): van‧ja

Noun

vanja (derogatory)

1. (ethnic slur) A Russian.

   Synonyms: see ryssä

Declension

Inflection of vanja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vanja	vanjat
genitive		vanjan	vanjojen
partitive		vanjaa	vanjoja
illative		vanjaan	vanjoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vanja	vanjat
accusative	nom.	vanja	vanjat
	gen.	vanjan
genitive		vanjan	vanjojen vanjain rare
partitive		vanjaa	vanjoja
inessive		vanjassa	vanjoissa
elative		vanjasta	vanjoista
illative		vanjaan	vanjoihin
adessive		vanjalla	vanjoilla
ablative		vanjalta	vanjoilta
allative		vanjalle	vanjoille
essive		vanjana	vanjoina
translative		vanjaksi	vanjoiksi
abessive		vanjatta	vanjoitta
instructive		—	vanjoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vanja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vanjani vanjani accusative nom. vanjani vanjani gen. vanjani genitive vanjani vanjojeni vanjaini rare partitive vanjaani vanjojani inessive vanjassani vanjoissani elative vanjastani vanjoistani illative vanjaani vanjoihini adessive vanjallani vanjoillani ablative vanjaltani vanjoiltani allative vanjalleni vanjoilleni essive vanjanani vanjoinani translative vanjakseni vanjoikseni abessive vanjattani vanjoittani instructive — — comitative — vanjoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vanjasi vanjasi accusative nom. vanjasi vanjasi gen. vanjasi genitive vanjasi vanjojesi vanjaisi rare partitive vanjaasi vanjojasi inessive vanjassasi vanjoissasi elative vanjastasi vanjoistasi illative vanjaasi vanjoihisi adessive vanjallasi vanjoillasi ablative vanjaltasi vanjoiltasi allative vanjallesi vanjoillesi essive vanjanasi vanjoinasi translative vanjaksesi vanjoiksesi abessive vanjattasi vanjoittasi instructive — — comitative — vanjoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vanjamme vanjamme accusative nom. vanjamme vanjamme gen. vanjamme genitive vanjamme vanjojemme vanjaimme rare partitive vanjaamme vanjojamme inessive vanjassamme vanjoissamme elative vanjastamme vanjoistamme illative vanjaamme vanjoihimme adessive vanjallamme vanjoillamme ablative vanjaltamme vanjoiltamme allative vanjallemme vanjoillemme essive vanjanamme vanjoinamme translative vanjaksemme vanjoiksemme abessive vanjattamme vanjoittamme instructive — — comitative — vanjoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vanjanne vanjanne accusative nom. vanjanne vanjanne gen. vanjanne genitive vanjanne vanjojenne vanjainne rare partitive vanjaanne vanjojanne inessive vanjassanne vanjoissanne elative vanjastanne vanjoistanne illative vanjaanne vanjoihinne adessive vanjallanne vanjoillanne ablative vanjaltanne vanjoiltanne allative vanjallenne vanjoillenne essive vanjananne vanjoinanne translative vanjaksenne vanjoiksenne abessive vanjattanne vanjoittanne instructive — — comitative — vanjoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vanjansa vanjansa accusative nom. vanjansa vanjansa gen. vanjansa genitive vanjansa vanjojensa vanjainsa rare partitive vanjaansa vanjojaan vanjojansa inessive vanjassaan vanjassansa vanjoissaan vanjoissansa elative vanjastaan vanjastansa vanjoistaan vanjoistansa illative vanjaansa vanjoihinsa adessive vanjallaan vanjallansa vanjoillaan vanjoillansa ablative vanjaltaan vanjaltansa vanjoiltaan vanjoiltansa allative vanjalleen vanjallensa vanjoilleen vanjoillensa essive vanjanaan vanjanansa vanjoinaan vanjoinansa translative vanjakseen vanjaksensa vanjoikseen vanjoiksensa abessive vanjattaan vanjattansa vanjoittaan vanjoittansa instructive — — comitative — vanjoineen vanjoinensa

Further reading

• “vanja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• vajan