maija

See also: Maija and maijā

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈmɑi̯j(ː)ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
  • Homophones: maya, Maija
  • Syllabification(key): mai‧ja

Etymology 1

From the name by which the queen of spades is called in the game, musta Maija (Black Mary).

Noun

maija

  1. A Finnish card game.
    Synonym: musta maija
Declension
Inflection of maija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative maija maijat
genitive maijan maijojen
partitive maijaa maijoja
illative maijaan maijoihin
singular plural
nominative maija maijat
accusative nom. maija maijat
gen. maijan
genitive maijan maijojen
maijainrare
partitive maijaa maijoja
inessive maijassa maijoissa
elative maijasta maijoista
illative maijaan maijoihin
adessive maijalla maijoilla
ablative maijalta maijoilta
allative maijalle maijoille
essive maijana maijoina
translative maijaksi maijoiksi
instructive maijoin
abessive maijatta maijoitta
comitative maijoineen
Possessive forms of maija (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person maijani maijamme
2nd person maijasi maijanne
3rd person maijansa

Etymology 2

From the name Maija, specifically as a shortening of nukkumaija, formed similarly to nukkumatti.

Noun

maija

  1. calathea (any plant of the genus Calathea)
  2. (in the plural) the genus Calathea
Declension
Inflection of maija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative maija maijat
genitive maijan maijojen
partitive maijaa maijoja
illative maijaan maijoihin
singular plural
nominative maija maijat
accusative nom. maija maijat
gen. maijan
genitive maijan maijojen
maijainrare
partitive maijaa maijoja
inessive maijassa maijoissa
elative maijasta maijoista
illative maijaan maijoihin
adessive maijalla maijoilla
ablative maijalta maijoilta
allative maijalle maijoille
essive maijana maijoina
translative maijaksi maijoiksi
instructive maijoin
abessive maijatta maijoitta
comitative maijoineen
Possessive forms of maija (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person maijani maijamme
2nd person maijasi maijanne
3rd person maijansa

Etymology 3

Clipping of mustamaija.

Noun

maija

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of mustamaija
Declension
Inflection of maija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative maija maijat
genitive maijan maijojen
partitive maijaa maijoja
illative maijaan maijoihin
singular plural
nominative maija maijat
accusative nom. maija maijat
gen. maijan
genitive maijan maijojen
maijainrare
partitive maijaa maijoja
inessive maijassa maijoissa
elative maijasta maijoista
illative maijaan maijoihin
adessive maijalla maijoilla
ablative maijalta maijoilta
allative maijalle maijoille
essive maijana maijoina
translative maijaksi maijoiksi
instructive maijoin
abessive maijatta maijoitta
comitative maijoineen
Possessive forms of maija (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person maijani maijamme
2nd person maijasi maijanne
3rd person maijansa

Latvian

Noun

maija m

  1. genitive singular form of maijs
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