maarahvas

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

maa (land) +‎ rahvas (people, nation)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌrɑhvɑs/, [ˈmɑːˌrɑhvɑs]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhvɑs
  • Hyphenation: maa‧rah‧vas

Noun[edit]

maarahvas (genitive maarahva, partitive maarahvast)

  1. (dated, poetic) Estonians (people)

Usage notes[edit]

In common use until the 19th century. In modern use mostly by Pagans.

Declension[edit]

Declension of maarahvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative maarahvas
accusative nom.
gen. maarahva
genitive
partitive maarahvast
illative maarahvasse
inessive maarahvas
elative maarahvast
allative maarahvale
adessive maarahval
ablative maarahvalt
translative maarahvaks
terminative maarahvani
essive maarahvana
abessive maarahvata
comitative maarahvaga

References[edit]

  • maarahvas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • maarahvas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009