maa

See also Maa, mää, ma'a, and maʻa

English

Interjection

maa

1. a bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat

Verb

maa (third-person singular simple present maas, present participle maaing, simple past and past participle maaed)

1. to make such a sound
   • 2000, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

     Now the twins started to cry and Malachy clung to Mam, sobbing. The cows mooed, the sheep maaed...

Anagrams

• aam, AAM
• ama, AMA

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *maγe. Cognates include Finnish maa and Karelian mua.

Noun

maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)

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

Declension

Declension of maa (type luu)

	singular	plural
nominative	maa	maad
genitive	maa	maade
partitive	maad	maid maasid
illative	maasse	maadesse maisse
inessive	maas	maades mais
elative	maast	maadest maist
allative	maale	maadele maile
adessive	maal	maadel mail
ablative	maalt	maadelt mailt
translative	maaks	maadeks maiks
terminative	maani	maadeni
essive	maana	maadena
abessive	maata	maadeta
comitative	maaga	maadega

Derived terms

• isamaa
• välismaa
• õueaiamaa

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

maa

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

   Voi mennä maalle. One can go to the countryside.

   Voi mennä maahan. One can go into 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.

Usage notes

Due to the multiple meanings of maa, case forms are used to distinguish meanings.

Declension

Declension of maa (type 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

Derived terms

• adjectives: maallinen, maaton, mainen
• nouns: maailma, maalainen, maasto, maatamo
• verbs: maadoittaa, maata, maatua

Compounds

compounds

Alankomaat avomaa hautausmaa kotimaa länsimaa maalaji

maanpetos maanpetturi maaseutu Pirkanmaa Pohjanmaa pohjoismaa

Pohjoismaat pohjoismainen sisämaa Swazimaa maantiede maalajite

Thaimaa täyttömaa ulkomaa Uusimaa ylämaa

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Ingrian

Etymology

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

Noun

maa (genitive maan, partitive maata)

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

Declension

Declension of maa singular plural nominative maa maat genitive maan maijjen partitive maata maita illative maaha maihe inessive maaz maiz elative maast maist allative maalle maille adessive maal mail ablative maalt mailt translative maaks maiks essive maan main

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Votic

Etymology

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

Noun

maa (genitive maa, partitive maat)

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

Declension

Declension of maa singular plural nominative maa maad genitive maa maďďe partitive maat mait illative mahaa maisõ inessive maaz maiz elative maass maiss allative maala maila adessive maall maill ablative maalt mailt translative maassi maissi essive maana maina comitative maaka maika terminative maalõssa mailõssa