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
- 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
- calathea (any plant of the genus Calathea)
- (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
- (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
- genitive singular form of maijs