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suoja.

shelter, refuge (place where one is safe or protected)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsuo̯jɑ/[ˈs̠uo̞̯jɑ̝]
  1. shelter, refuge (place where one is safe or protected)

    olla suojassa
    pommisuoja
  2. something that protects or keeps safe, such as a protective covering, shielding, etc.

    karjasuoja
    aika, suoja ja etäisyys
  3. protection (process of keeping something safe)

  4. safeguard, defense (something that serves as a guard or protection)

  5. protective device, protector (device connected to an electrical network, which protects people and equipment from electrical hazards)

    vikavirtasuoja
    ylijännitesuoja
  6. ellipsis of suojalaite

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sooja, borrowed from Proto-Iranian *caHyáH (compare Persian سایه (sâya, “shadow, shelter”)). Komi-Zyrian сай (saj, “shelter”) and Eastern Mari шойылч (šojylč, “from behind”) may have the same origin.

noun/ˈsuo̯jɑ/[ˈs̠uo̞̯jɑ̝]
  1. one who gives, allows, grants or permits

    literary
Where this word comes from

suoda (“to give, allow, grant, permit”) + -ja

noun/ˈsuo̯jɑ/[ˈs̠uo̞̯jɑ̝]
  1. synonym of suojasää (“thaw”) (weather warm enough to melt snow and ice)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sooja, probably a later shift from suoja (etymology 1).

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