maori

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See also: māori, Maori, and Māori

Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Adjective

maori m or f (masculine and feminine plural maoris)

  1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f by sense (plural maoris)

  1. Maori person

Noun

maori m (uncountable)

  1. Maori language

Finnish

Etymology

From English Maori, from Maori māori.

Pronunciation

Noun

maori

  1. A Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand)
  2. The Maori language.
    Synonym: maorin kieli

Declension

Inflection of maori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative maori maorit
genitive maorin maorien
partitive maoria maoreja
illative maoriin maoreihin
singular plural
nominative maori maorit
accusative nom. maori maorit
gen. maorin
genitive maorin maorien
partitive maoria maoreja
inessive maorissa maoreissa
elative maorista maoreista
illative maoriin maoreihin
adessive maorilla maoreilla
ablative maorilta maoreilta
allative maorille maoreille
essive maorina maoreina
translative maoriksi maoreiksi
abessive maoritta maoreitta
instructive maorein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maorini maorini
accusative nom. maorini maorini
gen. maorini
genitive maorini maorieni
partitive maoriani maorejani
inessive maorissani maoreissani
elative maoristani maoreistani
illative maoriini maoreihini
adessive maorillani maoreillani
ablative maoriltani maoreiltani
allative maorilleni maoreilleni
essive maorinani maoreinani
translative maorikseni maoreikseni
abessive maorittani maoreittani
instructive
comitative maoreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maorisi maorisi
accusative nom. maorisi maorisi
gen. maorisi
genitive maorisi maoriesi
partitive maoriasi maorejasi
inessive maorissasi maoreissasi
elative maoristasi maoreistasi
illative maoriisi maoreihisi
adessive maorillasi maoreillasi
ablative maoriltasi maoreiltasi
allative maorillesi maoreillesi
essive maorinasi maoreinasi
translative maoriksesi maoreiksesi
abessive maorittasi maoreittasi
instructive
comitative maoreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maorimme maorimme
accusative nom. maorimme maorimme
gen. maorimme
genitive maorimme maoriemme
partitive maoriamme maorejamme
inessive maorissamme maoreissamme
elative maoristamme maoreistamme
illative maoriimme maoreihimme
adessive maorillamme maoreillamme
ablative maoriltamme maoreiltamme
allative maorillemme maoreillemme
essive maorinamme maoreinamme
translative maoriksemme maoreiksemme
abessive maorittamme maoreittamme
instructive
comitative maoreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maorinne maorinne
accusative nom. maorinne maorinne
gen. maorinne
genitive maorinne maorienne
partitive maorianne maorejanne
inessive maorissanne maoreissanne
elative maoristanne maoreistanne
illative maoriinne maoreihinne
adessive maorillanne maoreillanne
ablative maoriltanne maoreiltanne
allative maorillenne maoreillenne
essive maorinanne maoreinanne
translative maoriksenne maoreiksenne
abessive maorittanne maoreittanne
instructive
comitative maoreinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative maorinsa maorinsa
accusative nom. maorinsa maorinsa
gen. maorinsa
genitive maorinsa maoriensa
partitive maoriaan
maoriansa
maorejaan
maorejansa
inessive maorissaan
maorissansa
maoreissaan
maoreissansa
elative maoristaan
maoristansa
maoreistaan
maoreistansa
illative maoriinsa maoreihinsa
adessive maorillaan
maorillansa
maoreillaan
maoreillansa
ablative maoriltaan
maoriltansa
maoreiltaan
maoreiltansa
allative maorilleen
maorillensa
maoreilleen
maoreillensa
essive maorinaan
maorinansa
maoreinaan
maoreinansa
translative maorikseen
maoriksensa
maoreikseen
maoreiksensa
abessive maorittaan
maorittansa
maoreittaan
maoreittansa
instructive
comitative maoreineen
maoreinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ɔ.ʁi/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

maori (feminine maorie, masculine plural maoris, feminine plural maories)

  1. (relational) Maori (relating to the Maori people or language)

Noun

maori m (uncountable)

  1. the Maori language

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

maori (invariable)

  1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Maori

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maorier, definite plural maoriene)

  1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
  2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Usage notes

Maori, not maorisk, is the correct Norwegian name for the Maori language, despite the article in Wikipedia.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maoriar, definite plural maoriane)

  1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
  2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

References

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori Māori (Maori), from māori (normal).

Pronunciation

Adjective

maori m or f (plural maoris)

  1. Maori (of, from, or pertaining to the Maori)
  2. Maori (of the Maori language)

Noun

maori m or f by sense (plural maoris)

  1. Maori (native of New Zealand)
  2. (uncountable) Maori (language)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Maori.

Noun

maori m (plural maori)

  1. Maori

Declension

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • maorier (for a member of the indigenous people)

Noun

maori c

  1. a (male or female) Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand)
  2. the Maori language

Declension

See also

  • maorisk (related to the Maori or the Maori language)
  • maoriska (female Maori)

References