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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown, but related to Latvian mãja. There is no consensus on the direction of borrowing, but both directions have been proposed.
Noun
*maja[1]
- house
- hut
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*maja
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*majat
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accusative
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*majan
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*majat
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genitive
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*majan
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*majadën *majoidën
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partitive
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*majada
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*majoida
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inessive
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*majassa *majahna
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*majoissa *majoihna
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elative
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*majasta
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*majoista
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illative
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*majahën
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*majoihën
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adessive
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*majalla
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*majoilla
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ablative
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*majalta
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*majoilta
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allative
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*majalën *majalëk
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*majoilën *majoilëk
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essive
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*majana
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*majoina
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translative
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*majaksi
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*majoiksi
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instructive
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*majan
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*majoin
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comitative
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*majanëk
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*majoinëk
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abessive
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*majatta
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*majoitta
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*maja”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- “maja”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012