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-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mïγï. 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

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mïγï. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [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)

   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)

		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		maalleˣ	mailleˣ
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-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mïγï. 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-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mïγï. 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