suoja.
shelter, refuge (place where one is safe or protected)
Meaning & usage
shelter, refuge (place where one is safe or protected)
olla suojassa
pommisuoja
something that protects or keeps safe, such as a protective covering, shielding, etc.
karjasuoja
aika, suoja ja etäisyys
protection (process of keeping something safe)
safeguard, defense (something that serves as a guard or protection)
protective device, protector (device connected to an electrical network, which protects people and equipment from electrical hazards)
vikavirtasuoja
ylijännitesuoja
ellipsis of suojalaite
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.
one who gives, allows, grants or permits
Where this word comes from
suoda (“to give, allow, grant, permit”) + -ja
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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