/ˈkɑrjɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rjɑ̝]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *karja (compare Estonian kari, Livonian kōŗa), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) (compare Swedish här (“land army”), German Heer (“army”)). The original sense "army, forces" may survive in Karjala.
- cattle (domesticated bovine animals) (sometimes with a specifier: nautakarja, lehmikarja)
- other domesticated animals kept for food (in this sense usually with a specifier: siipikarja, porokarja, etc.)
- stock, livestock (farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation collectively)
- rareherd, flock
“Sata teertä yhdessä karjassa.” — One hundred grouses in one flock.
- figuratively, rarewild animals used as food
“metsän karja, Tapion karja” — the game
“veden karja” — the fish
Formskarja(nominative, singular) · karjat(nominative, plural) · karja(accusative, nominative, singular) · karjat(accusative, nominative, plural) · karjan(accusative, genitive, singular) · karjat(accusative, genitive, plural) · karjan(genitive, singular) · karjojen(genitive, plural) · karjain(genitive, plural, rare) · karjaa(partitive, singular) · karjoja(partitive, plural) · karjassa(inessive, singular) · karjoissa(inessive, plural) · karjasta(elative, singular) · karjoista(elative, plural) · karjaan(illative, singular) · karjoihin(illative, plural) · karjalla(adessive, singular) · karjoilla(adessive, plural) · karjalta(ablative, singular)