Looja

See also: looja

Ingrian

Etymology

From looja (“creator”). Akin to Finnish Luoja and Estonian Looja.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈloːjɑ/, [ˈɫoːj]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈloːjɑ/, [ˈɫo̝ːjɑ]
• Rhymes: -oːj, -oːjɑ
• Hyphenation: Loo‧ja

Proper noun

Looja

1. Creator
   • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1300. Soikkola, Tarinaisi. III 167.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 32-33:

     »Anna Luoja anteheksi, // Lase lainaksi Jumala!

     Creator, give forgiveness, // God, release me as a loan!

Declension

Declension of Looja (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Looja	Loojat
genitive	Loojan	Loojiin
partitive	Loojaa	Loojia
illative	Loojaa	Loojii
inessive	Loojaas	Loojiis
elative	Loojast	Loojist
allative	Loojalle	Loojille
adessive	Loojaal	Loojiil
ablative	Loojalt	Loojilt
translative	Loojaks	Loojiks
essive	Loojanna, Loojaan	Loojinna, Loojiin
exessive1)	Loojant	Loojint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.