# meloja
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmelojɑ/, [ˈme̞lo̞jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elojɑ
* Hyphenation: me‧lo‧ja

### Etymology 1

meloa (“to paddle”) +‎ -ja

#### Noun

meloja
* paddler
* canoeist, canoer (one who travels by canoe)
* kayaker (one who travels by kayak)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of meloja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melojani
melojani
accusative
nom.
melojani
melojani
gen.
melojani
genitive
melojani
melojieni melojaini $^{rare}$
partitive
melojaani
melojiani
inessive
melojassani
melojissani
elative
melojastani
melojistani
illative
melojaani
melojiini
adessive
melojallani
melojillani
ablative
melojaltani
melojiltani
allative
melojalleni
melojilleni
essive
melojanani
melojinani
translative
melojakseni
melojikseni
abessive
melojattani
melojittani
instructive
comitative
—melojineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melojasi
melojasi
accusative
nom.
melojasi
melojasi
gen.
melojasi
genitive
melojasi
melojiesi melojaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
melojaasi
melojiasi
inessive
melojassasi
melojissasi
elative
melojastasi
melojistasi
illative
melojaasi
melojiisi
adessive
melojallasi
melojillasi
ablative
melojaltasi
melojiltasi
allative
melojallesi
melojillesi
essive
melojanasi
melojinasi
translative
melojaksesi
melojiksesi
abessive
melojattasi
melojittasi
instructive
comitative
—melojinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melojamme
melojamme
accusative
nom.
melojamme
melojamme
gen.
melojamme
genitive
melojamme
melojiemme melojaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
melojaamme
melojiamme
inessive
melojassamme
melojissamme
elative
melojastamme
melojistamme
illative
melojaamme
melojiimme
adessive
melojallamme
melojillamme
ablative
melojaltamme
melojiltamme
allative
melojallemme
melojillemme
essive
melojanamme
melojinamme
translative
melojaksemme
melojiksemme
abessive
melojattamme
melojittamme
instructive
comitative
—melojinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melojanne
melojanne
accusative
nom.
melojanne
melojanne
gen.
melojanne
genitive
melojanne
melojienne melojainne $^{rare}$
partitive
melojaanne
melojianne
inessive
melojassanne
melojissanne
elative
melojastanne
melojistanne
illative
melojaanne
melojiinne
adessive
melojallanne
melojillanne
ablative
melojaltanne
melojiltanne
allative
melojallenne
melojillenne
essive
melojananne
melojinanne
translative
melojaksenne
melojiksenne
abessive
melojattanne
melojittanne
instructive
comitative
—melojinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
melojansa
melojansa
accusative
nom.
melojansa
melojansa
gen.
melojansa
genitive
melojansa
melojiensa melojainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
melojaansa
melojiaan melojiansa
inessive
melojassaan melojassansa
melojissaan melojissansa
elative
melojastaan melojastansa
melojistaan melojistansa
illative
melojaansa
melojiinsa
adessive
melojallaan melojallansa
melojillaan melojillansa
ablative
melojaltaan melojaltansa
melojiltaan melojiltansa
allative
melojalleen melojallensa
melojilleen melojillensa
essive
melojanaan melojanansa
melojinaan melojinansa
translative
melojakseen melojaksensa
melojikseen melojiksensa
abessive
melojattaan melojattansa
melojittaan melojittansa
instructive
comitative
—melojineen melojinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kajakkimeloja

#### Further reading

* “meloja”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

meloja
* partitive plural of mela

### Anagrams

* olmeja

## Latvian
### Verb

meloja
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of melot