Raja

See also: raja, rajá, rája, rajā, rāja, and rājā

Translingual

Raja miraletus

Etymology

From an alternative spelling of Latin raia (“ray”).

Proper noun

Raja f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rajidae – certain skates.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Rajomorphii - superorder; Rajiformes - order; Rajidae - family; Rajinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Raja miraletus (brown ray) - type species; Raja ackleyi, Raja asterias (starry ray), Raja bahamensis, Raja binoculata (big skate), Raja brachyura (blonde ray), Raja cervigoni, Raja clavata (thornback ray), Raja cortezensis, Raja eglanteria (clearnose skate), Raja equatorialis, Raja herwigi, Raja inornata (California ray), Raja maderensis (Madeiran ray), Raja microocellata (small-eyed ray), Raja montagui (spotted ray), Raja polystigma (speckled ray), Raja pulchra (mottled skate), Raja radula (rough ray), Raja rhina (longnose skate), Raja rondeleti, Raja stellulata (starry skate), Raja straeleni (biscuit skate), Raja texana (roundel skate), Raja thiedei, Raja undulata (undulate ray), Raja velezi (Velez ray) - other species

Derived terms

• Amblyraja
• Breviraja
• Cruriraja
• Fenestraja
• Leucoraja
• Malacoraja
• Neoraja
• Rajella
• Rostroraja
• Zearaja
• Atlantoraja
• Bathyraja
• Brochiraja
• Notoraja
• Pavoraja
• Pseudoraja
• Rhinoraja
• Rioraja

References

• Raja (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Raja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Raja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Finnish

Etymology

< raja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ra‧ja

Proper noun

Raja

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Raja	Rajat
genitive		Rajan	Rajojen
partitive		Rajaa	Rajoja
illative		Rajaan	Rajoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Raja	Rajat
accusative	nom.	Raja	Rajat
	gen.	Rajan
genitive		Rajan	Rajojen Rajain rare
partitive		Rajaa	Rajoja
inessive		Rajassa	Rajoissa
elative		Rajasta	Rajoista
illative		Rajaan	Rajoihin
adessive		Rajalla	Rajoilla
ablative		Rajalta	Rajoilta
allative		Rajalle	Rajoille
essive		Rajana	Rajoina
translative		Rajaksi	Rajoiksi
abessive		Rajatta	Rajoitta
instructive		—	Rajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rajani Rajani accusative nom. Rajani Rajani gen. Rajani genitive Rajani Rajojeni Rajaini rare partitive Rajaani Rajojani inessive Rajassani Rajoissani elative Rajastani Rajoistani illative Rajaani Rajoihini adessive Rajallani Rajoillani ablative Rajaltani Rajoiltani allative Rajalleni Rajoilleni essive Rajanani Rajoinani translative Rajakseni Rajoikseni abessive Rajattani Rajoittani instructive — — comitative — Rajoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rajasi Rajasi accusative nom. Rajasi Rajasi gen. Rajasi genitive Rajasi Rajojesi Rajaisi rare partitive Rajaasi Rajojasi inessive Rajassasi Rajoissasi elative Rajastasi Rajoistasi illative Rajaasi Rajoihisi adessive Rajallasi Rajoillasi ablative Rajaltasi Rajoiltasi allative Rajallesi Rajoillesi essive Rajanasi Rajoinasi translative Rajaksesi Rajoiksesi abessive Rajattasi Rajoittasi instructive — — comitative — Rajoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rajamme Rajamme accusative nom. Rajamme Rajamme gen. Rajamme genitive Rajamme Rajojemme Rajaimme rare partitive Rajaamme Rajojamme inessive Rajassamme Rajoissamme elative Rajastamme Rajoistamme illative Rajaamme Rajoihimme adessive Rajallamme Rajoillamme ablative Rajaltamme Rajoiltamme allative Rajallemme Rajoillemme essive Rajanamme Rajoinamme translative Rajaksemme Rajoiksemme abessive Rajattamme Rajoittamme instructive — — comitative — Rajoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rajanne Rajanne accusative nom. Rajanne Rajanne gen. Rajanne genitive Rajanne Rajojenne Rajainne rare partitive Rajaanne Rajojanne inessive Rajassanne Rajoissanne elative Rajastanne Rajoistanne illative Rajaanne Rajoihinne adessive Rajallanne Rajoillanne ablative Rajaltanne Rajoiltanne allative Rajallenne Rajoillenne essive Rajananne Rajoinanne translative Rajaksenne Rajoiksenne abessive Rajattanne Rajoittanne instructive — — comitative — Rajoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rajansa Rajansa accusative nom. Rajansa Rajansa gen. Rajansa genitive Rajansa Rajojensa Rajainsa rare partitive Rajaansa Rajojaan Rajojansa inessive Rajassaan Rajassansa Rajoissaan Rajoissansa elative Rajastaan Rajastansa Rajoistaan Rajoistansa illative Rajaansa Rajoihinsa adessive Rajallaan Rajallansa Rajoillaan Rajoillansa ablative Rajaltaan Rajaltansa Rajoiltaan Rajoiltansa allative Rajalleen Rajallensa Rajoilleen Rajoillensa essive Rajanaan Rajanansa Rajoinaan Rajoinansa translative Rajakseen Rajaksensa Rajoikseen Rajoiksensa abessive Rajattaan Rajattansa Rajoittaan Rajoittansa instructive — — comitative — Rajoineen Rajoinensa

Statistics

• Raja is the 4248^th (tied with 17 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 176 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.