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maite

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See also: Maite, maité, maíte, Maïté, and máite

Basque

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Etymology

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Probably a Celtic loan, compare Irish maith, Welsh and Breton mad, from Proto-Celtic *matis.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /mai̯te/ [mai̯.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯te
  • Hyphenation: mai‧te

Adjective

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maite (comparative maiteago, superlative maiteen, excessive maiteegi)

  1. dear, beloved

Declension

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Noun

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maite anim

  1. (animate) love, dear
  2. love

Usage notes

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In the second sense, it is only found as the first component of compound words.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ maite” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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  • maite”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • maite”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Finnish

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Etymology

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Possibly maittaa +‎ -e. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot for Flora Fennica (1860).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯teˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯t̪e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑite
  • Hyphenation(key): mai‧te

Noun

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maite

  1. any plant of the genus Lotus
  2. (in the plural) the genus Lotus

Declension

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Inflection of maite (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation)
nominative maite maitteet
genitive maitteen maitteiden
maitteitten
partitive maitetta maitteita
illative maitteeseen maitteisiin
maitteihin
singular plural
nominative maite maitteet
accusative nom. maite maitteet
gen. maitteen
genitive maitteen maitteiden
maitteitten
partitive maitetta maitteita
inessive maitteessa maitteissa
elative maitteesta maitteista
illative maitteeseen maitteisiin
maitteihin
adessive maitteella maitteilla
ablative maitteelta maitteilta
allative maitteelle maitteille
essive maitteena maitteina
translative maitteeksi maitteiksi
abessive maitteetta maitteitta
instructive maittein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maite (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maitteeni maitteeni
accusative nom. maitteeni maitteeni
gen. maitteeni
genitive maitteeni maitteideni
maitteitteni
partitive maitettani maitteitani
inessive maitteessani maitteissani
elative maitteestani maitteistani
illative maitteeseeni maitteisiini
maitteihini
adessive maitteellani maitteillani
ablative maitteeltani maitteiltani
allative maitteelleni maitteilleni
essive maitteenani maitteinani
translative maitteekseni maitteikseni
abessive maitteettani maitteittani
instructive
comitative maitteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maitteesi maitteesi
accusative nom. maitteesi maitteesi
gen. maitteesi
genitive maitteesi maitteidesi
maitteittesi
partitive maitettasi maitteitasi
inessive maitteessasi maitteissasi
elative maitteestasi maitteistasi
illative maitteeseesi maitteisiisi
maitteihisi
adessive maitteellasi maitteillasi
ablative maitteeltasi maitteiltasi
allative maitteellesi maitteillesi
essive maitteenasi maitteinasi
translative maitteeksesi maitteiksesi
abessive maitteettasi maitteittasi
instructive
comitative maitteinesi
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maitteenne maitteenne
accusative nom. maitteenne maitteenne
gen. maitteenne
genitive maitteenne maitteidenne
maitteittenne
partitive maitettanne maitteitanne
inessive maitteessanne maitteissanne
elative maitteestanne maitteistanne
illative maitteeseenne maitteisiinne
maitteihinne
adessive maitteellanne maitteillanne
ablative maitteeltanne maitteiltanne
allative maitteellenne maitteillenne
essive maitteenanne maitteinanne
translative maitteeksenne maitteiksenne
abessive maitteettanne maitteittanne
instructive
comitative maitteinenne

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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maite

  1. past participle of maith

Noun

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maite m

  1. genitive singular of maitheamh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of maite
radical lenition eclipsis
maite mhaite not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Khumi Chin

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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maite

  1. (transitive) to wipe

References

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  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 77

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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From French maître (master).

Noun

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maite

  1. master

References

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  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales