# hieroja
## Finnish
### Etymology

hieroa +‎ -ja

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhie̯rojɑ/, [ˈhie̞̯ro̞jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ierojɑ
* Hyphenation: hie‧ro‧ja

### Noun

hieroja
* masseur, masseuse, massage therapist

#### Usage notes

In Finnish the terminology tends to be gender-neutral. Accordingly, hieroja (“masseur”) is normally used to refer to both masseurs and masseuses.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hieroja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hierojani
hierojani
accusative
nom.
hierojani
hierojani
gen.
hierojani
genitive
hierojani
hierojieni hierojaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hierojaani
hierojiani
inessive
hierojassani
hierojissani
elative
hierojastani
hierojistani
illative
hierojaani
hierojiini
adessive
hierojallani
hierojillani
ablative
hierojaltani
hierojiltani
allative
hierojalleni
hierojilleni
essive
hierojanani
hierojinani
translative
hierojakseni
hierojikseni
abessive
hierojattani
hierojittani
instructive
comitative
—hierojineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hierojasi
hierojasi
accusative
nom.
hierojasi
hierojasi
gen.
hierojasi
genitive
hierojasi
hierojiesi hierojaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hierojaasi
hierojiasi
inessive
hierojassasi
hierojissasi
elative
hierojastasi
hierojistasi
illative
hierojaasi
hierojiisi
adessive
hierojallasi
hierojillasi
ablative
hierojaltasi
hierojiltasi
allative
hierojallesi
hierojillesi
essive
hierojanasi
hierojinasi
translative
hierojaksesi
hierojiksesi
abessive
hierojattasi
hierojittasi
instructive
comitative
—hierojinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hierojamme
hierojamme
accusative
nom.
hierojamme
hierojamme
gen.
hierojamme
genitive
hierojamme
hierojiemme hierojaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hierojaamme
hierojiamme
inessive
hierojassamme
hierojissamme
elative
hierojastamme
hierojistamme
illative
hierojaamme
hierojiimme
adessive
hierojallamme
hierojillamme
ablative
hierojaltamme
hierojiltamme
allative
hierojallemme
hierojillemme
essive
hierojanamme
hierojinamme
translative
hierojaksemme
hierojiksemme
abessive
hierojattamme
hierojittamme
instructive
comitative
—hierojinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hierojanne
hierojanne
accusative
nom.
hierojanne
hierojanne
gen.
hierojanne
genitive
hierojanne
hierojienne hierojainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hierojaanne
hierojianne
inessive
hierojassanne
hierojissanne
elative
hierojastanne
hierojistanne
illative
hierojaanne
hierojiinne
adessive
hierojallanne
hierojillanne
ablative
hierojaltanne
hierojiltanne
allative
hierojallenne
hierojillenne
essive
hierojananne
hierojinanne
translative
hierojaksenne
hierojiksenne
abessive
hierojattanne
hierojittanne
instructive
comitative
—hierojinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hierojansa
hierojansa
accusative
nom.
hierojansa
hierojansa
gen.
hierojansa
genitive
hierojansa
hierojiensa hierojainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hierojaansa
hierojiaan hierojiansa
inessive
hierojassaan hierojassansa
hierojissaan hierojissansa
elative
hierojastaan hierojastansa
hierojistaan hierojistansa
illative
hierojaansa
hierojiinsa
adessive
hierojallaan hierojallansa
hierojillaan hierojillansa
ablative
hierojaltaan hierojaltansa
hierojiltaan hierojiltansa
allative
hierojalleen hierojallensa
hierojilleen hierojillensa
essive
hierojanaan hierojanansa
hierojinaan hierojinansa
translative
hierojakseen hierojaksensa
hierojikseen hierojiksensa
abessive
hierojattaan hierojattansa
hierojittaan hierojittansa
instructive
comitative
—hierojineen hierojinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hierojatar
* lymfahieroja
* sovinnonhieroja
* urheiluhieroja

### Further reading

* “hieroja”, 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 2023-07-02