maa
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[edit] English
[edit] Interjection
maa
[edit] Verb
maa (third-person singular simple present maas, present participle maaing, simple past and past participle maaed)
- 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...
- 2000, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Estonian
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *maγe. Cognates include Finnish maa and Karelian mua.
[edit] Noun
maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)
[edit] 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 mailt |
| ablative | maalt | maadelt |
| translative | maaks | maadeks maiks |
| terminative | maani | maadeni |
| essive | maana | maadena |
| abessive | maata | maadeta |
| comitative | maaga | maadega |
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *maγe. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
maa
- earth
- soil
- land
- ground
- country
- 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.
[edit] Usage notes
Due to the multiple meanings of maa, case forms are used to distinguish meanings.
[edit] Declension
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Declension of maa (type maa)
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[edit] Derived terms
- adjectives: maallinen, maaton, mainen
- nouns: maailma, maalainen, maasto, maatamo
- verbs: maadoittaa, maata, maatua
