maissi

Finnish

Etymology

Likely from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz. from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯sːi/, [ˈmɑi̯s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑisːi
• Syllabification: mais‧si

Noun

maissi

1. maize, corn (Zea mays)

Declension

Inflection of maissi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		maissi	maissit
genitive		maissin	maissien
partitive		maissia	maisseja
illative		maissiin	maisseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maissi	maissit
accusative	nom.	maissi	maissit
	gen.	maissin
genitive		maissin	maissien
partitive		maissia	maisseja
inessive		maississa	maisseissa
elative		maissista	maisseista
illative		maissiin	maisseihin
adessive		maissilla	maisseilla
ablative		maissilta	maisseilta
allative		maissille	maisseille
essive		maissina	maisseina
translative		maissiksi	maisseiksi
instructive		—	maissein
abessive		maissitta	maisseitta
comitative		—	maisseineen

Possessive forms of maissi (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	maissini	maissimme
2nd person	maissisi	maissinne
3rd person	maissinsa

Compounds

compounds

• maissihiutale
• maissijauho
• maissikakku
• maissimatto
• maissimuro
• maissinjyvä

• maissintähkä
• maissipelto
• maissitärkkelys
• maissiöljy
• paukkumaissi
• sokerimaissi

Anagrams

• amissi

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmasʲi/

Noun

maissi

1. accusative/dative singular of maisse

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
maissi also mmaissi after a proclitic	maissi pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.