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maili

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See also: màilì and Maili

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯li/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯li]
  • Rhymes: -ɑili
  • Hyphenation(key): mai‧li

Noun

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maili

  1. mile

Declension

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Inflection of maili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative maili mailit
genitive mailin mailien
partitive mailia maileja
illative mailiin maileihin
singular plural
nominative maili mailit
accusative nom. maili mailit
gen. mailin
genitive mailin mailien
partitive mailia maileja
inessive mailissa maileissa
elative mailista maileista
illative mailiin maileihin
adessive maililla maileilla
ablative maililta maileilta
allative mailille maileille
essive mailina maileina
translative mailiksi maileiksi
abessive mailitta maileitta
instructive mailein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mailini mailini
accusative nom. mailini mailini
gen. mailini
genitive mailini mailieni
partitive mailiani mailejani
inessive mailissani maileissani
elative mailistani maileistani
illative mailiini maileihini
adessive mailillani maileillani
ablative maililtani maileiltani
allative maililleni maileilleni
essive mailinani maileinani
translative mailikseni maileikseni
abessive mailittani maileittani
instructive
comitative maileineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mailisi mailisi
accusative nom. mailisi mailisi
gen. mailisi
genitive mailisi mailiesi
partitive mailiasi mailejasi
inessive mailissasi maileissasi
elative mailistasi maileistasi
illative mailiisi maileihisi
adessive mailillasi maileillasi
ablative maililtasi maileiltasi
allative mailillesi maileillesi
essive mailinasi maileinasi
translative mailiksesi maileiksesi
abessive mailittasi maileittasi
instructive
comitative maileinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mailimme mailimme
accusative nom. mailimme mailimme
gen. mailimme
genitive mailimme mailiemme
partitive mailiamme mailejamme
inessive mailissamme maileissamme
elative mailistamme maileistamme
illative mailiimme maileihimme
adessive mailillamme maileillamme
ablative maililtamme maileiltamme
allative mailillemme maileillemme
essive mailinamme maileinamme
translative mailiksemme maileiksemme
abessive mailittamme maileittamme
instructive
comitative maileinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mailinne mailinne
accusative nom. mailinne mailinne
gen. mailinne
genitive mailinne mailienne
partitive mailianne mailejanne
inessive mailissanne maileissanne
elative mailistanne maileistanne
illative mailiinne maileihinne
adessive mailillanne maileillanne
ablative maililtanne maileiltanne
allative mailillenne maileillenne
essive mailinanne maileinanne
translative mailiksenne maileiksenne
abessive mailittanne maileittanne
instructive
comitative maileinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English mile.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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maili (n class, plural maili)

  1. mile

References

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  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[1], volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 7 of 1-10
  2. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 54:The English-derived Swahili words for units of distance and time include futi (foot), inchi (inch), kilometa (kilometer), maili (mile), yadi (yard), and sekunde (second), all spelled according to their Bantu adaptations.