# asianajaja
## Finnish
### Etymology

asian +‎ ajaja

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑsiɑnˌɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠iɑ̝nˌɑ̝jɑ̝jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: asian‧aja‧ja

### Noun

asianajaja
* (law) attorney-at-law, barrister (lawyer who is a member of the Bar Association)
* (informal) advocate (person who argues the case of another)
    paholaisen asianajaja ― Devil's advocate

#### Usage notes

In Finland the use of asianajaja as a professional title is restricted to members of the Finnish Bar Association, which uses the unofficial English translation "attorney-at-law". A lawyer is not legally required to be a member of the Bar Association to act as counsel for a party in a court.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of asianajaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
asianajajani
asianajajani
accusative
nom.
asianajajani
asianajajani
gen.
asianajajani
genitive
asianajajani
asianajajieni asianajajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
asianajajaani
asianajajiani
inessive
asianajajassani
asianajajissani
elative
asianajajastani
asianajajistani
illative
asianajajaani
asianajajiini
adessive
asianajajallani
asianajajillani
ablative
asianajajaltani
asianajajiltani
allative
asianajajalleni
asianajajilleni
essive
asianajajanani
asianajajinani
translative
asianajajakseni
asianajajikseni
abessive
asianajajattani
asianajajittani
instructive
comitative
—asianajajineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
asianajajasi
asianajajasi
accusative
nom.
asianajajasi
asianajajasi
gen.
asianajajasi
genitive
asianajajasi
asianajajiesi asianajajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
asianajajaasi
asianajajiasi
inessive
asianajajassasi
asianajajissasi
elative
asianajajastasi
asianajajistasi
illative
asianajajaasi
asianajajiisi
adessive
asianajajallasi
asianajajillasi
ablative
asianajajaltasi
asianajajiltasi
allative
asianajajallesi
asianajajillesi
essive
asianajajanasi
asianajajinasi
translative
asianajajaksesi
asianajajiksesi
abessive
asianajajattasi
asianajajittasi
instructive
comitative
—asianajajinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
asianajajamme
asianajajamme
accusative
nom.
asianajajamme
asianajajamme
gen.
asianajajamme
genitive
asianajajamme
asianajajiemme asianajajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
asianajajaamme
asianajajiamme
inessive
asianajajassamme
asianajajissamme
elative
asianajajastamme
asianajajistamme
illative
asianajajaamme
asianajajiimme
adessive
asianajajallamme
asianajajillamme
ablative
asianajajaltamme
asianajajiltamme
allative
asianajajallemme
asianajajillemme
essive
asianajajanamme
asianajajinamme
translative
asianajajaksemme
asianajajiksemme
abessive
asianajajattamme
asianajajittamme
instructive
comitative
—asianajajinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
asianajajanne
asianajajanne
accusative
nom.
asianajajanne
asianajajanne
gen.
asianajajanne
genitive
asianajajanne
asianajajienne asianajajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
asianajajaanne
asianajajianne
inessive
asianajajassanne
asianajajissanne
elative
asianajajastanne
asianajajistanne
illative
asianajajaanne
asianajajiinne
adessive
asianajajallanne
asianajajillanne
ablative
asianajajaltanne
asianajajiltanne
allative
asianajajallenne
asianajajillenne
essive
asianajajananne
asianajajinanne
translative
asianajajaksenne
asianajajiksenne
abessive
asianajajattanne
asianajajittanne
instructive
comitative
—asianajajinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
asianajajansa
asianajajansa
accusative
nom.
asianajajansa
asianajajansa
gen.
asianajajansa
genitive
asianajajansa
asianajajiensa asianajajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
asianajajaansa
asianajajiaan asianajajiansa
inessive
asianajajassaan asianajajassansa
asianajajissaan asianajajissansa
elative
asianajajastaan asianajajastansa
asianajajistaan asianajajistansa
illative
asianajajaansa
asianajajiinsa
adessive
asianajajallaan asianajajallansa
asianajajillaan asianajajillansa
ablative
asianajajaltaan asianajajaltansa
asianajajiltaan asianajajiltansa
allative
asianajajalleen asianajajallensa
asianajajilleen asianajajillensa
essive
asianajajanaan asianajajanansa
asianajajinaan asianajajinansa
translative
asianajajakseen asianajajaksensa
asianajajikseen asianajajiksensa
abessive
asianajajattaan asianajajattansa
asianajajittaan asianajajittansa
instructive
comitative
—asianajajineen asianajajinensa :

#### Derived terms

* asianajajakunta
* puolustusasianajaja

#### Related terms

* asianajo (“advocacy”)

#### See also

* juristi (“attorney”)
* lakimies (“attorney”)
* asianajotoimisto (“law office”)

#### See also

* oikeudenkäyntiavustaja
* oikeudenkäyntiasiamies

### Further reading

* “asianajaja”, 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

### Anagrams

* aasinajaja