maate

See also: Maate and måte

Finnish

Etymology

From the instructive form of the second infinitive of maata (standard maaten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːteˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːt̪e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːte
• Syllabification^(key): maa‧te

Adverb

maate (dialectal)

1. to sleep, to rest

Usage notes

Usually used with käydä, mennä or panna.

Further reading

• “maate”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English mete, from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic *mati.

Alternative forms

• met

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːt/
• Homophone: mai't

Noun

maate

1. flesh meat
   • 1927, “THE FORTH MAN'S GRACE AFTER A SCANTY DINNER”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 137, lines 3:

     Gin we have no mo' maate, it maakes no mo' matter,

     [If we have no more meat, it makes no more matter,]

Usage notes

English <ea> can be remodelled as Yola <aa> or <a>, as in baanès, banès (“beans”). In this case, maate (meat) shares the same spelling with maate (made).

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• maade

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔːt/, /mɔːd/

Verb

maate

1. simple past of maake
   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 12, page 88:

     Th' ball want a cowlee, the gazb maate all rize;

     The ball o'er shot the goal, the dust rose all about;

   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:

     Aar was a gooude puddeen maate o bran.

     There was a good pudding made of bran.

   • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 102:

     Which maate mee hearth as coale as leed.

     Which made my heart as cold as lead.