maa

See also: Maa, maá, maʻa, ma'a, máá, máà, mää, and må

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. (intransitive) To make such a sound.
   • 1992, Josepha Sherman, A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore (page 126)

     Now it's even worse! The goat maas all the time. And the smell...

   • 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-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Finnish maa and Karelian mua.

Noun

maa ‎(genitive maa, partitive maad)

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

Declension

Inflection of maa (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	maa	maad
accusative	maa	maad
genitive	maa	maade
partitive	maad	maid maasid
illative	maasse maha	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
• maakond

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Possibly, borrowed from an Indo-Aryan language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s ‎(“great”). Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː/
• 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)

   Panin sen maahan. I put it on the ground.

   Hän on maalla. He is in the countryside.

   Hän on maassa. He is in the country. (within the national boundary).

   Hän on maassa. He is on the ground (e.g. after being hit).

7. (card games) suit

Usage notes

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

Declension

Inflection of maa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		maa	maat
genitive		maan	maiden maitten
partitive		maata	maita
illative		maahan	maihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maa	maat
accusative	nom.	maa	maat
	gen.	maan
genitive		maan	maiden maitten
partitive		maata	maita
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 natomaa Pirkanmaa Pohjanmaa pohjoismaa

Pohjoismaat pohjoismainen sisämaa Swazimaa maantiede maalajite

Thaimaa täyttömaa ulkomaa Uusimaa ylämaa

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Guruntum

Noun

maa

1. water

References

• Herrmann Jungraithmayr, ‎Daniel Barreteau, ‎Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 81

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. 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

Inflection of maa singular plural nominative maa maat genitive maan maijen 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-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. 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

Inflection

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

Derived terms

• maailma
• maamuna

References

• "maa" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

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Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe.

Noun

maa ‎(genitive maa, partitive maad)

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

Inflection

Inflection of maa

	singular	plural
nominative	maa	maaq
accusative	maa	maaq
genitive	maa	maiõ
partitive	maad	maid
illative	maahõ maahtõ	maihõ maihtõ
inessive	maan maahn	main maihn
elative	maast	maist
allative	maalõ	mailõ
adessive	maal	mail
ablative	maalt	mailt
translative	maas	mais
terminative	maaniq	mainiq
abessive	maaldaq	maildaq
comitative	maagaq	maiõgaq

Derived terms

• maakund

• ^ maa in Giellatekno Ingrian paradigm generator