maasika
'Are'are
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Estonian
Finnish
Etymology
maa (“earth”) + sika (“pig”); calque of Swedish jordsvin (“aardvark”, literally “earth pig”), itself a calque of Dutch aardvarken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌsikɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌs̠ikɑ]
- Rhymes: -ikɑ
- Syllabification(key): maa‧si‧ka
Declension
| Inflection of maasika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maasika | maasiat | |
| genitive | maasian | maasikojen | |
| partitive | maasikaa | maasikoja | |
| illative | maasikaan | maasikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maasika | maasiat | |
| accusative | nom. | maasika | maasiat |
| gen. | maasian | ||
| genitive | maasian | maasikojen maasikainrare | |
| partitive | maasikaa | maasikoja | |
| inessive | maasiassa | maasioissa | |
| elative | maasiasta | maasioista | |
| illative | maasikaan | maasikoihin | |
| adessive | maasialla | maasioilla | |
| ablative | maasialta | maasioilta | |
| allative | maasialle | maasioille | |
| essive | maasikana | maasikoina | |
| translative | maasiaksi | maasioiksi | |
| instructive | — | maasioin | |
| abessive | maasiatta | maasioitta | |
| comitative | — | maasikoineen | |
| Possessive forms of maasika (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | maasikani | maasikamme |
| 2nd person | maasikasi | maasikanne |
| 3rd person | maasikansa | |
Synonyms
- muurahaissika (dated)
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