# oja
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

oja (genitive oja, partitive oja)
* brook, creek

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “oja”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
* “oja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “oja”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
* oja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ojɑ
* Hyphenation: oja

### Noun

oja
* ditch, trench (especially one used for drainage)
* (dialectal) small natural brook

#### Declension

Possessive forms of oja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ojani
ojani
accusative
nom.
ojani
ojani
gen.
ojani
genitive
ojani
ojieni ojaini $^{rare}$
partitive
ojaani
ojiani
inessive
ojassani
ojissani
elative
ojastani
ojistani
illative
ojaani
ojiini
adessive
ojallani
ojillani
ablative
ojaltani
ojiltani
allative
ojalleni
ojilleni
essive
ojanani
ojinani
translative
ojakseni
ojikseni
abessive
ojattani
ojittani
instructive
comitative
—ojineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ojasi
ojasi
accusative
nom.
ojasi
ojasi
gen.
ojasi
genitive
ojasi
ojiesi ojaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
ojaasi
ojiasi
inessive
ojassasi
ojissasi
elative
ojastasi
ojistasi
illative
ojaasi
ojiisi
adessive
ojallasi
ojillasi
ablative
ojaltasi
ojiltasi
allative
ojallesi
ojillesi
essive
ojanasi
ojinasi
translative
ojaksesi
ojiksesi
abessive
ojattasi
ojittasi
instructive
comitative
—ojinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ojamme
ojamme
accusative
nom.
ojamme
ojamme
gen.
ojamme
genitive
ojamme
ojiemme ojaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
ojaamme
ojiamme
inessive
ojassamme
ojissamme
elative
ojastamme
ojistamme
illative
ojaamme
ojiimme
adessive
ojallamme
ojillamme
ablative
ojaltamme
ojiltamme
allative
ojallemme
ojillemme
essive
ojanamme
ojinamme
translative
ojaksemme
ojiksemme
abessive
ojattamme
ojittamme
instructive
comitative
—ojinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ojanne
ojanne
accusative
nom.
ojanne
ojanne
gen.
ojanne
genitive
ojanne
ojienne ojainne $^{rare}$
partitive
ojaanne
ojianne
inessive
ojassanne
ojissanne
elative
ojastanne
ojistanne
illative
ojaanne
ojiinne
adessive
ojallanne
ojillanne
ablative
ojaltanne
ojiltanne
allative
ojallenne
ojillenne
essive
ojananne
ojinanne
translative
ojaksenne
ojiksenne
abessive
ojattanne
ojittanne
instructive
comitative
—ojinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ojansa
ojansa
accusative
nom.
ojansa
ojansa
gen.
ojansa
genitive
ojansa
ojiensa ojainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
ojaansa
ojiaan ojiansa
inessive
ojassaan ojassansa
ojissaan ojissansa
elative
ojastaan ojastansa
ojistaan ojistansa
illative
ojaansa
ojiinsa
adessive
ojallaan ojallansa
ojillaan ojillansa
ablative
ojaltaan ojaltansa
ojiltaan ojiltansa
allative
ojalleen ojallensa
ojilleen ojillensa
essive
ojanaan ojanansa
ojinaan ojinansa
translative
ojakseen ojaksensa
ojikseen ojiksensa
abessive
ojattaan ojattansa
ojittaan ojittansa
instructive
comitative
—ojineen ojinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Ainasoja
* Aitto-oja
* Alaoja
* Antinoja
* avo-oja
* Haapoja
* Haaraoja
* Halmetoja
* Hepo-oja
* Hietaoja
* Humaloja
* imuoja
* Iso-oja
* Kaivosoja
* Kalaoja
* Kananoja
* Kangasoja
* Karioja
* katuoja
* Ketoja
* Kirvesoja
* Kitinoja
* Kivioja
* kokoojaoja
* Kortesoja
* Korvenoja
* Koskenoja
* kuivatusoja
* Käräjäoja
* Lapinoja
* laskuoja
* Lähteenoja
* Lähtevänoja
* Löytynoja
* maantienoja
* Madetoja
* metsäoja
* Mustanoja
* Myllyoja
* Nahkiaisoja
* niskaoja
* Nuolioja
* Ohenoja
* ojaanajo
* oja-aura
* ojajyrsin
* Ojajärvi
* Ojakangas
* ojakellukka
* Ojakoski
* ojakärsämö
* Ojala
* ojalapio
* Ojalehto
* ojaleinikki
* Ojamaa
* Ojamo
* Ojamäki
* Ojanaho
* Ojanen
* Ojaniemi
* ojankaivaja
* ojankaivu
* ojankaivuu
* Ojanko
* ojanpenkka
* ojanperkaus
* Ojanperä
* ojanpiennar
* Ojansivu
* Ojansuu
* ojansyrjä
* ojanvarsi
* Ojaranta
* ojasta allikkoon
* ojasto
* ojavalo
* ojikko
* ojittaa
* ojuke
* ojuri
* Ojutkangas
* oma lehmä ojassa
* Pajuoja
* Palo-oja
* Passoja
* piirioja
* pisto-oja
* purkuoja
* putkioja
* Raudasoja
* Rautaoja
* reunaoja
* Riihioja
* Rimpioja
* Rivinoja
* runko-oja
* salaoja
* Salmenoja
* Salonoja
* Sarjanoja
* sarkaoja
* Saukonoja
* Savioja
* sivuoja
* Sorvoja
* Syväoja
* Särkioja
* Taivaloja
* Tikanoja
* Tuomenoja
* Tuomioja
* Vallinoja
* valtaoja
* Vedenoja
* Vehkaoja
* Vuorenoja
* Ylioja
* Ylisaukko-oja

### Further reading

* “oja”, 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

### Anagrams

* OAJ, ajo

## German
### Etymology

Variant of oh ja.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoːja/

### Interjection

oja
* (Austria, chiefly Vienna, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
    Das stimmt nicht. — Oja! ― That's not correct. — Yes, it is!
    Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Oja! ― Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am!

#### Usage notes

Always stressed on the first syllable, in contrast to oh ja which is always stressed on the second syllable.

#### Synonyms

* doch
* wohl

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja. Cognates with Finnish oja and Estonian oja.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈojɑ/, [ˈo̞jɑ]
* Rhymes: -ojɑ
* Hyphenation: o‧ja

### Noun

oja
* ditch, trench

#### Derived terms

* ojapuu

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 360

## Karelian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

oja
* canal

## Ladino
### Noun

oja f (Hebrew spelling אוז׳ה)
* Alternative form of foja
** 1989, Aki Yerushalayim‎, volume 10, number 40, page 36:Komo kayen las ojas en otonyoAs the leaves fall in autumn
** 1940, La boz de Türkiye‎, numbers 11–34, page 30:Pero, en tornando la oja, vemos al cuadro lamentable de una humanidad sufriente, pasando lo que no demando del Dio.Nevertheless, upon turning the page, we see a hurtful humanity's wretched frame, passing what it did not demand from God.

### References

* ↑ “oja”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

### Noun

oja
* stream

## Marshallese
### Alternative forms

* wōja

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese お茶 (o-cha). Doublet of ti.

### Pronunciation

* (phonetic) IPA: [wʌzʲɑ]
* (phonemic) IPA: /wɛtʲæɰ/
* Bender phonemes: {wejah}

### Noun

oja
* tea

#### Synonyms

* ti

### References

* Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

## Mbyá Guaraní
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish olla.

### Noun

oja
* pot, pan

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔja]

### Noun

oja
* inflection of oje:
** nominative/accusative plural
** genitive singular

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

o +‎ ja, literally "oh yes"

#### Interjection

oja
* emphatic of ja, oh yes

### Etymology 2

From oj +‎ -a.

#### Verb

oja (present ojar, preterite ojade, supine ojat, imperative oja)
* (reflexive, informal) to (verbally) express one's distress or concern (e.g. by repeatedly uttering the word oj); to moan, to whimper, to seem to be in (physical or emotional) pain, often with somewhat pathetic overtones
    Synonym: jämra
    Fotbollsspelaren låg och ojade sig, men alla visste att han filmadeThe soccer player was writhing on the ground, but everyone knew it was a dive
** 2018 March 1, Spänning i luften / Glittrande blå ögon [Excitement in the air / Sparkling blue eyes]‎, Harlequin:'Du räddade någons liv utan att oja dig. Du var lugn och redde ut situationen trots att du inte ens kunde språket.''You saved someone's life without complaining. You kept calm and sorted out the situation despite despite the fact that you didn't even know the language.'
** 2018 March 22, Annika Estassy, Gröna fingrar sökes [Green thumbs wanted]‎, Norstedts:'Inte vi men du', sade Elli och räckte över ena glaset. 'Och innan du börjar oja dig över att gravida inte ska dricka alkohol, vill jag meddela att även om jag köpte flaskan på Systemet är innehållet garanterat alkoholfritt.''Not we but you', Elli said as she passed one of the glasses. 'And before you start whining about the fact that pregnant women shouldn't drink alcohol, I would like to tell you that even if I bought the bottle at Systembolaget, the contents are guaranteed to be free of alcohol.'
** (Can we date this quote?), Djuna Barnes, Natt bland hästar [Night among horses], Modernista:»Jag vill inte att du ska sätta näsan i vädret så fort du möter en prostituerad på gatan; du kan be och oja dig, men jag vill inte att du ska ha några fördomar.«'I would like you to swallow your pride when you meet a prostitute on the street; you can pray and complain, but I don't want to to have any prejudices.'

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

* oja sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* oja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

### Noun

oja
* brook, stream, creek

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ручей”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Võro
### Alternative forms

* uja

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oja.

### Noun

oja (genitive oja, partitive ojja or oia)
* brook, creek

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-ója
* (transitive) to barbecue, to braai

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* umoji