/ˈherjɑ/, [ˈhe̞rjɑ̝]
OriginLikely borrowed from Old Norse herja (compare Swedish härja (“to wage war”)). Cognate with Karelian herja (“bad, evil, villain”), Estonian heris (“villain”).
- slur, insult
- informaljoking, banter, crack, quip
- colloquialerror, error message
- archaicvillain
- archaicpredator, beast of prey
- archaicevil spirit (of throat disease), demon
Formsherja(nominative, singular) · herjat(nominative, plural) · herja(accusative, nominative, singular) · herjat(accusative, nominative, plural) · herjan(accusative, genitive, singular) · herjat(accusative, genitive, plural) · herjan(genitive, singular) · herjojen(genitive, plural) · herjain(genitive, plural, rare) · herjaa(partitive, singular) · herjoja(partitive, plural) · herjassa(inessive, singular) · herjoissa(inessive, plural) · herjasta(elative, singular) · herjoista(elative, plural) · herjaan(illative, singular) · herjoihin(illative, plural) · herjalla(adessive, singular) · herjoilla(adessive, plural) · herjalta(ablative, singular)