maias

See also: Maias

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *makjas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *smakjaz.

Noun

maias (genitive maia, partitive maiat)

1. Someone with a liking for sweet foods, a sweet tooth.

   Synonyms: maiasmokk, maiustaja

Declension

Declension of maias (ÕS type 3/vaher, i-ia gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maias	maiad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	maia
genitive			maiate
partitive		maiat	maiaid
illative		maiasse	maiatesse maiaisse
inessive		maias	maiates maiais
elative		maiast	maiatest maiaist
allative		maiale	maiatele maiaile
adessive		maial	maiatel maiail
ablative		maialt	maiatelt maiailt
translative		maiaks	maiateks maiaiks
terminative		maiani	maiateni
essive		maiana	maiatena
abessive		maiata	maiateta
comitative		maiaga	maiatega

Adjective

maias

1. greedy for something; gluttonous

Declension

Declension of maias (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maias	maiad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	maia
genitive			maiaste
partitive		maiast	maiaid
illative		maiasse	maiastesse maiaisse
inessive		maias	maiastes maiais
elative		maiast	maiastest maiaist
allative		maiale	maiastele maiaile
adessive		maial	maiastel maiail
ablative		maialt	maiastelt maiailt
translative		maiaks	maiasteks maiaiks
terminative		maiani	maiasteni
essive		maiana	maiastena
abessive		maiata	maiasteta
comitative		maiaga	maiastega

Associated terms

• maitse (“taste”)
• maitsev (“tasty”)
• maius (“treat”)
• mekk (“smack”)
• maik (“flavor”)
• magus (“sweet”)
• mage (“tasteless”)
• magu (“stomach; taste of reflux”)
• mõru (“bittersweet”)
• mõrk (“bittery”)
• mürk (“intolerably sweet or bitter; poison”)

Mirandese

FWOTD – 3 September 2013

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajɐs̺/

Noun

maias f pl

1. chestnuts eaten during May Day, in belief that they will bring luck and prevent headaches in the coming year

References

• “maias” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 2nd edition, 2006.

Portuguese

Noun

maias m or f

1. plural of maia