Japanese

Romanization

Aika

1. rōmaji reading of あいか

Finnish

(index ai)

Noun

aika

1. time (temporal distance)

   Se vaatii pitkän ajan.

   It takes a long time.

   kahden viikon ajaksi

   for (a period of) two weeks

2. time, moment

   Vanhat hyvät ajat ovat palanneet.

   The good old times have returned.

3. appointment (arranged meeting)

   Minulla on aika lääkärille kello kymmeneltä.

   I have a doctor's appointment at ten o'clock.

Declension

• Inflection of this word is somewhat irregular. The i preceding k is lost in weak grades.

Synonyms

• (moment): hetki

Derived terms

Compounds

Related terms

• aikuinen

Etymology 2

Adverb

aika

1. quite

   Summa on aika suuri.

   The sum is quite large.

   Tänään on aika kaunis ilma.

   It’s quite beautiful weather today.

Synonyms

• melko

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika.

Noun

aika ‎(genitive aijjan, partitive aikkaa)

1. time

Declension

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika.

Noun

aika

1. time

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aika.

Noun

aika ‎(genitive aigaa, partitive aikaa)

1. time

Inflection

References

• "aika" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat