maaru

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to maru, although SSA disputes this.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːru/, [ˈmɑ̝ːru]
• Rhymes: -ɑːru
• Syllabification^(key): maa‧ru

Noun

maaru (colloquial)

1. belly

Declension

Inflection of maaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		maaru	maarut
genitive		maarun	maarujen
partitive		maarua	maaruja
illative		maaruun	maaruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maaru	maarut
accusative	nom.	maaru	maarut
	gen.	maarun
genitive		maarun	maarujen
partitive		maarua	maaruja
inessive		maarussa	maaruissa
elative		maarusta	maaruista
illative		maaruun	maaruihin
adessive		maarulla	maaruilla
ablative		maarulta	maaruilta
allative		maarulle	maaruille
essive		maaruna	maaruina
translative		maaruksi	maaruiksi
abessive		maarutta	maaruitta
instructive		—	maaruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maaruni maaruni accusative nom. maaruni maaruni gen. maaruni genitive maaruni maarujeni partitive maaruani maarujani inessive maarussani maaruissani elative maarustani maaruistani illative maaruuni maaruihini adessive maarullani maaruillani ablative maarultani maaruiltani allative maarulleni maaruilleni essive maarunani maaruinani translative maarukseni maaruikseni abessive maaruttani maaruittani instructive — — comitative — maaruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maarusi maarusi accusative nom. maarusi maarusi gen. maarusi genitive maarusi maarujesi partitive maaruasi maarujasi inessive maarussasi maaruissasi elative maarustasi maaruistasi illative maaruusi maaruihisi adessive maarullasi maaruillasi ablative maarultasi maaruiltasi allative maarullesi maaruillesi essive maarunasi maaruinasi translative maaruksesi maaruiksesi abessive maaruttasi maaruittasi instructive — — comitative — maaruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maarumme maarumme accusative nom. maarumme maarumme gen. maarumme genitive maarumme maarujemme partitive maaruamme maarujamme inessive maarussamme maaruissamme elative maarustamme maaruistamme illative maaruumme maaruihimme adessive maarullamme maaruillamme ablative maarultamme maaruiltamme allative maarullemme maaruillemme essive maarunamme maaruinamme translative maaruksemme maaruiksemme abessive maaruttamme maaruittamme instructive — — comitative — maaruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maarunne maarunne accusative nom. maarunne maarunne gen. maarunne genitive maarunne maarujenne partitive maaruanne maarujanne inessive maarussanne maaruissanne elative maarustanne maaruistanne illative maaruunne maaruihinne adessive maarullanne maaruillanne ablative maarultanne maaruiltanne allative maarullenne maaruillenne essive maarunanne maaruinanne translative maaruksenne maaruiksenne abessive maaruttanne maaruittanne instructive — — comitative — maaruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maarunsa maarunsa accusative nom. maarunsa maarunsa gen. maarunsa genitive maarunsa maarujensa partitive maaruaan maaruansa maarujaan maarujansa inessive maarussaan maarussansa maaruissaan maaruissansa elative maarustaan maarustansa maaruistaan maaruistansa illative maaruunsa maaruihinsa adessive maarullaan maarullansa maaruillaan maaruillansa ablative maarultaan maarultansa maaruiltaan maaruiltansa allative maarulleen maarullensa maaruilleen maaruillensa essive maarunaan maarunansa maaruinaan maaruinansa translative maarukseen maaruksensa maaruikseen maaruiksensa abessive maaruttaan maaruttansa maaruittaan maaruittansa instructive — — comitative — maaruineen maaruinensa

Further reading

• “maaru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Rauma, rauma, rumaa

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːru/

Interjection

maaru

1. well
2. carefully

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ːru/

Noun

maaru

1. cloud

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics