maine

See also: Maine, máine, and mâine

English

Noun

maine (plural maines)

1. Obsolete form of main.
   • 1624: John Donne

     No man is an Illand, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the maine...

Adjective

maine (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of main.

Anagrams

• -amine, I mean, amine, anime, animé, manie, minae, minæ

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Cimbrian

Determiner

maine

1. vocative plural of main

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Estonian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑine

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish maine.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯ne/, [ˈmɑi̯ne̞]

Noun

maine (genitive maine, partitive mainet)

1. reputation
2. prestige, renown, fame

Declension

Declension of maine (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maine	mained
accusative	nom.
	gen.	maine
genitive			mainede
partitive		mainet	mainesid
illative		mainesse	mainedesse
inessive		maines	mainedes
elative		mainest	mainedest
allative		mainele	mainedele
adessive		mainel	mainedel
ablative		mainelt	mainedelt
translative		maineks	mainedeks
terminative		maineni	mainedeni
essive		mainena	mainedena
abessive		maineta	mainedeta
comitative		mainega	mainedega

Etymology 2

From maa +‎ -ne.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈm`ɑi̯ne/, [ˈm`ɑi̯ne̞]

Adjective

maine (genitive maise, partitive maist, comparative maisem, superlative kõige maisem)

1. earthly, worldly

Declension

Declension of maine (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maine	maised
accusative	nom.
	gen.	maise
genitive			maiste
partitive		maist	maiseid
illative		maisesse	maistesse maiseisse
inessive		maises	maistes maiseis
elative		maisest	maistest maiseist
allative		maisele	maistele maiseile
adessive		maisel	maistel maiseil
ablative		maiselt	maistelt maiseilt
translative		maiseks	maisteks maiseiks
terminative		maiseni	maisteni
essive		maisena	maistena
abessive		maiseta	maisteta
comitative		maisega	maistega

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Finnish

Etymology

main- +‎ -e; the root is most likely connected with mainoa (“to wonder, to praise”), a dialectal word borrowed from a Sami language (compare Northern Sami máidnut), from mainita, itself borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯neˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯ne̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑine
• Syllabification^(key): mai‧ne

Noun

maine

1. reputation
2. prestige, renown, fame
3. (linguistics, dated) predicate

Declension

Inflection of maine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		maine	maineet
genitive		maineen	maineiden maineitten
partitive		mainetta	maineita
illative		maineeseen	maineisiin maineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maine	maineet
accusative	nom.	maine	maineet
	gen.	maineen
genitive		maineen	maineiden maineitten
partitive		mainetta	maineita
inessive		maineessa	maineissa
elative		maineesta	maineista
illative		maineeseen	maineisiin maineihin
adessive		maineella	maineilla
ablative		maineelta	maineilta
allative		maineelle	maineille
essive		maineena	maineina
translative		maineeksi	maineiksi
abessive		maineetta	maineitta
instructive		—	mainein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maineeni maineeni accusative nom. maineeni maineeni gen. maineeni genitive maineeni maineideni maineitteni partitive mainettani maineitani inessive maineessani maineissani elative maineestani maineistani illative maineeseeni maineisiini maineihini adessive maineellani maineillani ablative maineeltani maineiltani allative maineelleni maineilleni essive maineenani maineinani translative maineekseni maineikseni abessive maineettani maineittani instructive — — comitative — maineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maineesi maineesi accusative nom. maineesi maineesi gen. maineesi genitive maineesi maineidesi maineittesi partitive mainettasi maineitasi inessive maineessasi maineissasi elative maineestasi maineistasi illative maineeseesi maineisiisi maineihisi adessive maineellasi maineillasi ablative maineeltasi maineiltasi allative maineellesi maineillesi essive maineenasi maineinasi translative maineeksesi maineiksesi abessive maineettasi maineittasi instructive — — comitative — maineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maineemme maineemme accusative nom. maineemme maineemme gen. maineemme genitive maineemme maineidemme maineittemme partitive mainettamme maineitamme inessive maineessamme maineissamme elative maineestamme maineistamme illative maineeseemme maineisiimme maineihimme adessive maineellamme maineillamme ablative maineeltamme maineiltamme allative maineellemme maineillemme essive maineenamme maineinamme translative maineeksemme maineiksemme abessive maineettamme maineittamme instructive — — comitative — maineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maineenne maineenne accusative nom. maineenne maineenne gen. maineenne genitive maineenne maineidenne maineittenne partitive mainettanne maineitanne inessive maineessanne maineissanne elative maineestanne maineistanne illative maineeseenne maineisiinne maineihinne adessive maineellanne maineillanne ablative maineeltanne maineiltanne allative maineellenne maineillenne essive maineenanne maineinanne translative maineeksenne maineiksenne abessive maineettanne maineittanne instructive — — comitative — maineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maineensa maineensa accusative nom. maineensa maineensa gen. maineensa genitive maineensa maineidensa maineittensa partitive mainettaan mainettansa maineitaan maineitansa inessive maineessaan maineessansa maineissaan maineissansa elative maineestaan maineestansa maineistaan maineistansa illative maineeseensa maineisiinsa maineihinsa adessive maineellaan maineellansa maineillaan maineillansa ablative maineeltaan maineeltansa maineiltaan maineiltansa allative maineelleen maineellensa maineilleen maineillensa essive maineenaan maineenansa maineinaan maineinansa translative maineekseen maineeksensa maineikseen maineiksensa abessive maineettaan maineettansa maineittaan maineittansa instructive — — comitative — maineineen maineinensa

Compounds

• ennakkomaine
• jälkimaine
• maailmanmaine
• mainehaitta
• mainesana
• mainetappio
• maineteko
• sankarimaine
• sotilasmaine

Anagrams

• Minea, Naemi, anime

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

maine

1. Alternative form of mayn

Etymology 2

Noun

maine

1. Alternative form of meyne

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Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

maine m (plural maines)

1. (Gascony) domain