aika

See also: Aika

Finnish

(index ai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ/, [ˈɑi̯kɑ]
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  • Hyphenation: ai‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ɑikɑ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *aika. Possibly from or akin to Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws, “age, eternity”)), but this seems uncertain due to phonological problems.

Noun

aika

  1. time (temporal distance)
    Se vaatii pitkän ajan.
    It takes a long time.
    kahden viikon ajaksi
    for (a period of) two weeks
  2. time, moment
    Vanhat hyvät ajat ovat palanneet.
    The good old times have returned.
  3. appointment (arranged meeting)
    Minulla on aika lääkärille kello kymmeneltä.
    I have a doctor's appointment at ten o'clock.
Declension
  • Inflection of this word is somewhat irregular. The i preceding k is lost in weak grades.
Inflection of aika (Kotus type 9/kala, ik-j gradation)
nominative aika ajat
genitive ajan aikojen
partitive aikaa aikoja
illative aikaan aikoihin
singular plural
nominative aika ajat
accusative nom. aika ajat
gen. ajan
genitive ajan aikojen
aikainrare
partitive aikaa aikoja
inessive ajassa ajoissa
elative ajasta ajoista
illative aikaan aikoihin
adessive ajalla ajoilla
ablative ajalta ajoilta
allative ajalle ajoille
essive aikana aikoina
translative ajaksi ajoiksi
instructive — ajoin
abessive ajatta ajoitta
comitative — aikoineen
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Compounds
compounds

Etymology 2

Adverb

aika

  1. quite
    Summa on aika suuri.
    The sum is quite large.
    Tänään on aika kaunis ilma.
    It’s quite beautiful weather today.
Synonyms

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika.

Noun

aika (genitive aijjan, partitive aikkaa)

  1. time

Declension
Inflection of aika
singular plural
nominative aika aijjat
genitive aijjan aikkoin
partitive aikkaa aikkoja
illative aikkaa aikkoihe
inessive aijjaaz aijjoiz
elative aijjast aijjoist
allative aijjalle aijjoille
adessive aijjaal aijjoil
ablative aijjalt aijjoilt
translative aijjaks aijjoiks
essive aikkaan aikkoin

Japanese

Romanization

aika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あいか

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika.

Noun

aika

  1. time

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika.

Noun

aika (genitive aigaa, partitive aikaa)

  1. time

Inflection
Declension of aika
singular plural
nominative aika aigad
genitive aiga aikoje
partitive aikaa aikoit
illative aikaa aikoisõ
inessive aigaz aigoiz
elative aigass aigoiss
allative aigalõ aigoilõ
adessive aigall aigoil
ablative aigalt aigoilt
translative aigassi aigoissi
essive aigana aigoina
comitative aigaka aigoika
terminative aigalõssa aigoilõssa

References
  • "aika" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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