maine

See also: Maine, máine, and mâine

English

Noun

maine (plural maines)

1. Obsolete form of main.
   • 1624, John Donne, “17. Meditation”, in Deuotions upon Emergent Occasions, and Seuerall Steps in My Sicknes: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Thomas Iones, →OCLC, pages 415–416:

     No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]

Adjective

maine (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of main.

Anagrams

• minæ, minae, I mean, amine, animé, -amine, manie, Emina, anime

Cimbrian

Determiner

maine

1. vocative plural of main

Estonian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑine

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish maine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯ne/

Noun

maine (genitive maine, partitive mainet)

1. reputation
2. prestige, renown, fame

Declension

Declension of maine (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maine	mained
accusative	nom.
	gen.	maine
genitive			mainete
partitive		mainet	maineid
illative		mainesse	mainetesse maineisse
inessive		maines	mainetes maineis
elative		mainest	mainetest maineist
allative		mainele	mainetele maineile
adessive		mainel	mainetel maineil
ablative		mainelt	mainetelt maineilt
translative		maineks	maineteks maineiks
terminative		maineni	maineteni
essive		mainena	mainetena
abessive		maineta	maineteta
comitative		mainega	mainetega

Etymology 2

From maa +‎ -ne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˈɑi̯ne/

Adjective

maine (genitive maise, partitive maist, comparative maisem, superlative kõige maisem)

1. earthly, worldly

Declension

Declension of maine (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maine	maised
accusative	nom.
	gen.	maise
genitive			maiste
partitive		maist	maiseid
illative		maisesse	maistesse maiseisse
inessive		maises	maistes maiseis
elative		maisest	maistest maiseist
allative		maisele	maistele maiseile
adessive		maisel	maistel maiseil
ablative		maiselt	maistelt maiseilt
translative		maiseks	maisteks maiseiks
terminative		maiseni	maisteni
essive		maisena	maistena
abessive		maiseta	maisteta
comitative		maisega	maistega

Finnish

Etymology

main- +‎ -e; from the same root as mainita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯neˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯ne̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑine
• Hyphenation^(key): mai‧ne

Noun

maine

1. reputation
2. prestige, renown, fame
3. (linguistics, dated) predicate

   Synonym: predikaatti

Declension

Inflection of maine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		maine	maineet
genitive		maineen	maineiden maineitten
partitive		mainetta	maineita
illative		maineeseen	maineisiin maineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maine	maineet
accusative	nom.	maine	maineet
	gen.	maineen
genitive		maineen	maineiden maineitten
partitive		mainetta	maineita
inessive		maineessa	maineissa
elative		maineesta	maineista
illative		maineeseen	maineisiin maineihin
adessive		maineella	maineilla
ablative		maineelta	maineilta
allative		maineelle	maineille
essive		maineena	maineina
translative		maineeksi	maineiksi
abessive		maineetta	maineitta
instructive		—	mainein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maineeni maineeni accusative nom. maineeni maineeni gen. maineeni genitive maineeni maineideni maineitteni partitive mainettani maineitani inessive maineessani maineissani elative maineestani maineistani illative maineeseeni maineisiini maineihini adessive maineellani maineillani ablative maineeltani maineiltani allative maineelleni maineilleni essive maineenani maineinani translative maineekseni maineikseni abessive maineettani maineittani instructive — — comitative — maineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maineesi maineesi accusative nom. maineesi maineesi gen. maineesi genitive maineesi maineidesi maineittesi partitive mainettasi maineitasi inessive maineessasi maineissasi elative maineestasi maineistasi illative maineeseesi maineisiisi maineihisi adessive maineellasi maineillasi ablative maineeltasi maineiltasi allative maineellesi maineillesi essive maineenasi maineinasi translative maineeksesi maineiksesi abessive maineettasi maineittasi instructive — — comitative — maineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maineemme maineemme accusative nom. maineemme maineemme gen. maineemme genitive maineemme maineidemme maineittemme partitive mainettamme maineitamme inessive maineessamme maineissamme elative maineestamme maineistamme illative maineeseemme maineisiimme maineihimme adessive maineellamme maineillamme ablative maineeltamme maineiltamme allative maineellemme maineillemme essive maineenamme maineinamme translative maineeksemme maineiksemme abessive maineettamme maineittamme instructive — — comitative — maineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maineenne maineenne accusative nom. maineenne maineenne gen. maineenne genitive maineenne maineidenne maineittenne partitive mainettanne maineitanne inessive maineessanne maineissanne elative maineestanne maineistanne illative maineeseenne maineisiinne maineihinne adessive maineellanne maineillanne ablative maineeltanne maineiltanne allative maineellenne maineillenne essive maineenanne maineinanne translative maineeksenne maineiksenne abessive maineettanne maineittanne instructive — — comitative — maineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maineensa maineensa accusative nom. maineensa maineensa gen. maineensa genitive maineensa maineidensa maineittensa partitive mainettaan mainettansa maineitaan maineitansa inessive maineessaan maineessansa maineissaan maineissansa elative maineestaan maineestansa maineistaan maineistansa illative maineeseensa maineisiinsa maineihinsa adessive maineellaan maineellansa maineillaan maineillansa ablative maineeltaan maineeltansa maineiltaan maineiltansa allative maineelleen maineellensa maineilleen maineillensa essive maineenaan maineenansa maineinaan maineinansa translative maineekseen maineeksensa maineikseen maineiksensa abessive maineettaan maineettansa maineittaan maineittansa instructive — — comitative — maineineen maineinensa

Derived terms

• maineikas
• maininki

 

compounds

• ennakkomaine
• huonomaineinen
• hyvämaineinen
• jälkimaine
• maailmanmaine
• mainehaitta
• mainesana
• mainetappio
• maineteko
• mainetyö
• pahamaineinen
• puhdasmaineinen
• sankarimaine
• sotilasmaine

 

Further reading

• “maine”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Minea, Naemi, anime

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

maine

1. Alternative form of mayn

Etymology 2

Noun

maine

1. Alternative form of meyne

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

maine m (plural maines)

1. (Gascony) domain