maa

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Contents 1 Estonian 1.1 Noun 2 Finnish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

maa (genitive maa)

1. earth
2. land
3. ground
4. country
5. countryside

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

From Uralic *maγe. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [mɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: maa

[edit] Noun

maa

1. earth
2. soil
3. land
4. ground
5. country
6. countryside, in some expressions
   • mennä maalle = to go to the countryside
   • mennä maahan = to go to the country (e.g. to Spain)
   • Hän on maalla = he is in the countryside
   • Hän on maassa = he is in the country (within the national boundary)
   • Panin sen maahan = I put it on the ground - see note

Note: Due to the multiple meanings of maa, case ´forms are used to help distinguish the meanings and these case forms are not what one might expect based on normally application of the case form.

[edit] Declension

Declension of maa singular plural nominative maa maat genitive maan maiden maitten partitive maata maita accusative maa maan maat inessive maassa maissa elative maasta maista illative maahan maihin adessive maalla mailla ablative maalta mailta allative maalle maille essive maana maina translative maaksi maiksi instructive – main abessive maatta maitta comitative – maineen

[edit] Derived terms

hautausmaa kotimaa maadoittaa maailma maalainen maallinen

maanpetos maanpetturi maaseutu maasto maata maatamo maaton

maatua mainen sisämaa täyttömaa ulkomaa