Borrowed from Maori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).
mako (plural makos)
mako
mako
From Proto-Finnic *mako, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *magô.
mako (dialectal)
| Inflection of mako (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mako | maot | ||
| genitive | maon | makojen | ||
| partitive | makoa | makoja | ||
| illative | makoon | makoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | mako | maot | ||
| accusative | nom. | mako | maot | |
| gen. | maon | |||
| genitive | maon | makojen | ||
| partitive | makoa | makoja | ||
| inessive | maossa | maoissa | ||
| elative | maosta | maoista | ||
| illative | makoon | makoihin | ||
| adessive | maolla | maoilla | ||
| ablative | maolta | maoilta | ||
| allative | maolle | maoille | ||
| essive | makona | makoina | ||
| translative | maoksi | maoiksi | ||
| abessive | maotta | maoitta | ||
| instructive | — | maoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
mako m (masc. plural makobii, fem. makoko, fem. plural makobee) (Note: the form after a determiner is mako)
Probably borrowed from Kanuri mágə̀ (“week”).
mākṑ m (plural mā̀kwànnī or mākṑ-mākṑ, possessed form mākòn)
From Proto-Finnic *mako. Cognates include dialectal Finnish mako and Estonian magu.
mako
| Declension of mako (type 4/koivu, k- gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | mako | maot |
| genitive | maon | makkoin, makoloin |
| partitive | makkoa | makoja, makoloja |
| illative | makkoo | makkoi, makoloihe |
| inessive | maos | maois, makolois |
| elative | maost | maoist, makoloist |
| allative | maolle | maoille, makoloille |
| adessive | maol | maoil, makoloil |
| ablative | maolt | maoilt, makoloilt |
| translative | maoks | maoiks, makoloiks |
| essive | makonna, makkoon | makoinna, makoloinna, makkoin, makoloin |
| exessive1) | makont | makoint, makoloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
mako
mako (mutated form mako)
From Proto-Finnic *mako.
mako
| Declension of mako (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | mako | magod |
| genitive | mago | makojõ, makoi |
| partitive | makkoa | makoitõ, makoi |
| illative | makkosõ, makko | makoisõ |
| inessive | magoz | makoiz |
| elative | magossõ | makoissõ |
| allative | magolõ | makoilõ |
| adessive | magollõ | makoillõ |
| ablative | magoltõ | makoiltõ |
| translative | magossi | makoissi |
| *) 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. | ||