From Proto-Finnic *maksu, equivalent to mahsa + -u.
mahsu
| Declension of mahsu (type II/võrkko, s-z gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | mahsu | mahzud |
| genitive | mahzu | mahsujõ, mahsui |
| partitive | mahsua | mahsuitõ, mahsui |
| illative | mahsusõ, mahsu | mahsuisõ |
| inessive | mahzuz | mahsuiz |
| elative | mahzussõ | mahsuissõ |
| allative | mahzulõ | mahsuilõ |
| adessive | mahzullõ | mahsuillõ |
| ablative | mahzultõ | mahsuiltõ |
| translative | mahzussi | mahsuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||