maatiainen
Finnish
Etymology
Probably maa + -iainen. The -t- is of unknown origin, but likely serves an epenthetic purpose; it could be from maataa, a dialectal verb meaning "to crawl on the ground", which would make maatiainen equivalent to maa + -taa + -iainen. In that case, the dialectal sense "stunted, short" may be the original meaning. First attested in an 1833 dictionary compiled by Abraham Poppius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːtiɑi̯nen/, [ˈmɑːt̪iˌɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): maa‧ti‧ai‧nen
Noun
maatiainen
- landrace (any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment)
- Synonym: maatiaisrotu
- (often derogatory) Synonym of maalainen.
Declension
| Inflection of maatiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maatiainen | maatiaiset | |
| genitive | maatiaisen | maatiaisten maatiaisien | |
| partitive | maatiaista | maatiaisia | |
| illative | maatiaiseen | maatiaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maatiainen | maatiaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | maatiainen | maatiaiset |
| gen. | maatiaisen | ||
| genitive | maatiaisen | maatiaisten maatiaisien | |
| partitive | maatiaista | maatiaisia | |
| inessive | maatiaisessa | maatiaisissa | |
| elative | maatiaisesta | maatiaisista | |
| illative | maatiaiseen | maatiaisiin | |
| adessive | maatiaisella | maatiaisilla | |
| ablative | maatiaiselta | maatiaisilta | |
| allative | maatiaiselle | maatiaisille | |
| essive | maatiaisena | maatiaisina | |
| translative | maatiaiseksi | maatiaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | maatiaisin | |
| abessive | maatiaisetta | maatiaisitta | |
| comitative | — | maatiaisineen | |
| Possessive forms of maatiainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | maatiaiseni | maatiaisemme |
| 2nd person | maatiaisesi | maatiaisenne |
| 3rd person | maatiaisensa | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- "maatiainen" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
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