maa

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

English

Etymology

Imitative.

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

'Are'are

Noun

maa

  1. eye
  2. snake

References

Barunggam

Noun

maa

  1. hand

Further reading

Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)

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

Declension

Declension of maa (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative maa maad
accusative nom.
gen. maa
genitive 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

Finnish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑː/, [ˈmɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Syllabification(key): 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
abessive maatta maitta
instructive — main
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maani maani
accusative nom. maani maani
gen. maani
genitive maani maideni
maitteni
partitive maatani maitani
inessive maassani maissani
elative maastani maistani
illative maahani maihini
adessive maallani maillani
ablative maaltani mailtani
allative maalleni mailleni
essive maanani mainani
translative maakseni maikseni
abessive maattani maittani
instructive — —
comitative — maineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maasi maasi
accusative nom. maasi maasi
gen. maasi
genitive maasi maidesi
maittesi
partitive maatasi maitasi
inessive maassasi maissasi
elative maastasi maistasi
illative maahasi maihisi
adessive maallasi maillasi
ablative maaltasi mailtasi
allative maallesi maillesi
essive maanasi mainasi
translative maaksesi maiksesi
abessive maattasi maittasi
instructive — —
comitative — mainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maamme maamme
accusative nom. maamme maamme
gen. maamme
genitive maamme maidemme
maittemme
partitive maatamme maitamme
inessive maassamme maissamme
elative maastamme maistamme
illative maahamme maihimme
adessive maallamme maillamme
ablative maaltamme mailtamme
allative maallemme maillemme
essive maanamme mainamme
translative maaksemme maiksemme
abessive maattamme maittamme
instructive — —
comitative — mainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maanne maanne
accusative nom. maanne maanne
gen. maanne
genitive maanne maidenne
maittenne
partitive maatanne maitanne
inessive maassanne maissanne
elative maastanne maistanne
illative maahanne maihinne
adessive maallanne maillanne
ablative maaltanne mailtanne
allative maallenne maillenne
essive maananne mainanne
translative maaksenne maiksenne
abessive maattanne maittanne
instructive — —
comitative — mainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative maansa maansa
accusative nom. maansa maansa
gen. maansa
genitive maansa maidensa
maittensa
partitive maataan
maatansa 		maitaan
maitansa
inessive maassaan
maassansa 		maissaan
maissansa
elative maastaan
maastansa 		maistaan
maistansa
illative maahansa maihinsa
adessive maallaan
maallansa 		maillaan
maillansa
ablative maaltaan
maaltansa 		mailtaan
mailtansa
allative maalleen
maallensa 		mailleen
maillensa
essive maanaan
maanansa 		mainaan
mainansa
translative maakseen
maaksensa 		maikseen
maiksensa
abessive maattaan
maattansa 		maittaan
maittansa
instructive — —
comitative — maineen
mainensa

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs
Compounds

References

  1. ^ [1]

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

Numeral

maa

  1. five

References

  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

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

Ingrian

Etymology

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Noun

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

Declension

Declension of maa (irregular)
singular plural
nominative maa maijjen
genitive maan maita
partitive maata maihe
illative maaha maiz
inessive maaz maist
elative maast maille
allative maalle mail
adessive maal mailt
ablative maalt maiks
translative maaks main
essive maan {{{23}}}
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Iu Mien

Noun

maa 

  1. mother

Nzadi

Noun

màá (plural màá)

  1. mother

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Votic

Etymology

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Noun

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maa

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

Inflection

Declension of maa
singular plural
nominative — —
genitive — —
partitive — —
illative — —
inessive — —
elative — —
allative — —
adessive — —
ablative — —
translative — —
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Võro

Etymology

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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

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