mapa

See also: mapă, mapą, мара, and mapa-

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin mappa

Noun

mapa m (plural mapas)

1. map

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “mapa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mappa (“napkin”).

Noun

mapa m (plural mapes)

1. map

Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish mapa, from Latin mappa.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /mapa/ [ma.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa, -a
• Hyphenation: ma‧pa

Noun

mapa inan

1. map

Declension

Declension of mapa (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	mapa	mapa	mapak
ergative	mapak	mapak	mapek
dative	mapari	mapari	mapei
genitive	maparen	maparen	mapen
comitative	maparekin	maparekin	mapekin
causative	maparengatik	maparengatik	mapengatik
benefactive	maparentzat	maparentzat	mapentzat
instrumental	mapaz	mapaz	mapez
inessive	mapatan	mapan	mapetan
locative	mapatako	mapako	mapetako
allative	mapatara	mapara	mapetara
terminative	mapataraino	maparaino	mapetaraino
directive	mapatarantz	maparantz	mapetarantz
destinative	mapatarako	maparako	mapetarako
ablative	mapatatik	mapatik	mapetatik
partitive	maparik	—	—
prolative	mapatzat	—	—

Related terms

• mapamundi

Further reading

• “mapa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “mapa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mappa (“napkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈma.pa]

• Audio:

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Noun

mapa m (plural mapes)

1. map (sheet with geographical information on it)

Usage notes

• Originally this noun was a feminine noun, but in Modern Catalan it is now masculine, though it still forms its plural as if it were feminine.

Further reading

• “mapa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “mapa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “mapa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmapa/ [ˈma.pɐ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧pa

Noun

mapa

1. map

Verb

mapa

1. to map

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mapa.

Noun

mapa

1. map

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mappe, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, from Latin mappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmapa]

• Audio:

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Noun

mapa f

1. map (visual representation of an area)

Declension

Declension of mapa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	mapa	mapy
genitive	mapy	map
dative	mapě	mapám
accusative	mapu	mapy
vocative	mapo	mapy
locative	mapě	mapách
instrumental	mapou	mapami

Further reading

• “mapa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “mapa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “mapa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mappa (“napkin”).

Noun

mapa m (plural mapas)

1. map

   Synonym: carta

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠapˠə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English map.

Noun

mapa m (genitive singular mapa, nominative plural mapaí)

1. map

   Synonym: léarscáil

Declension

Declension of mapa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative mapa mapaí vocative a mhapa a mhapaí genitive mapa mapaí dative mapa mapaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an mapa na mapaí genitive an mhapa na mapaí dative leis an mapa don mhapa leis na mapaí

Derived terms

• dearadh mapa m (“map design”)
• fótamapa m (“photomap”)
• léamh mapaí m (“map reading”)
• mapa aimsire m (“weather map”)
• mapa bóithre m (“road map”)
• mapa comh-airde m, mapa comhrianach m (“contour map”)
• mapa dáileacháin m (“distribution map”)
• mapa eangaí m (“grid map”)
• mapa na ndeachúna m (“tithe map”)
• mapa rilífe m (“relief map”)
• mapa turasóireachta (“tourist map”)
• mapáil (“map”, transitive verb)
• mapáil f (“mapping”)
• mapathagairt f (“map reference”)
• sracmhapa m (“sketch map”)
• teilgean mapa m (“map projection”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mop.

Noun

mapa m (genitive singular mapa, nominative plural mapaí)

1. mop

   Synonym: strailleán

Declension

Declension of mapa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative mapa mapaí vocative a mhapa a mhapaí genitive mapa mapaí dative mapa mapaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an mapa na mapaí genitive an mhapa na mapaí dative leis an mapa don mhapa leis na mapaí

Derived terms

• maipín m (“swab”)
• mapa grábhála m (“mop for tarring currach”)
• mapa tarra m (“tar brush”)
• mapáil (“mop”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mapa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mapa	mhapa	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mapa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “mapa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mapa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mapa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mappe, from Latin mappa (“napkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmapa/

Noun

mapa f (diminutive mapka)

1. portfolio, folder

Declension

Declension of mapa

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mapa	mapje	mapy
Genitive	mapy	mapowu	mapow
Dative	mapje	mapoma	mapam
Accusative	mapu	mapje	mapy
Instrumental	mapu	mapoma	mapami
Locative	mapje	mapoma	mapach

Derived terms

• mapawka

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mapa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Maranao

Noun

mapa

1. map

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mappa (“napkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.pa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ma‧pa

Noun

mapa f

1. map (sheet with geographical information on it)

Declension

Declension of mapa

	singular	plural
nominative	mapa	mapy
genitive	mapy	map
dative	mapie	mapom
accusative	mapę	mapy
instrumental	mapą	mapami
locative	mapie	mapach
vocative	mapo	mapy

Derived terms

noun

• mapa bitowa

Related terms

adjective

• bitmapowy

noun

• bitmapa

Descendants

• → Belarusian: ма́па (mápa)
• → Ukrainian: ма́па (mápa)
• → Yiddish: מאַפּע (mape)

Further reading

• mapa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mapa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mappa (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mappa (“napkin”), from Punic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.pɐ/

• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧pa

Noun

mapa m or (obsolete) f (plural mapas)

1. map
   1. visual representation of an area

      Synonym: carta (dated)

2. (video games, board games) an environment where a game is played

Derived terms

• mapa-múndi
• riscar do mapa
• sumir do mapa
• varrer do mapa

Related terms

• atlas
• mapeamento
• mapear
• mapoteca

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• map

Etymology

Borrowed from English map.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmahpə/

Noun

mapa m (genitive singular mapa, plural mapaichean)

1. map (visual representation of an area)

Mutation

Mutation of mapa

radical	lenition
mapa	mhapa

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâpa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧pa

Noun

mȁpa f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏па)

1. map (visual representation of an area, map, sheet with geographical information on it)

   Synonyms: kȃrta, zȅmljovīd

2. (Croatia, computing) folder

   Synonyms: folder, fascikla

Declension

Declension of mapa

	singular	plural
nominative	mapa	mape
genitive	mape	mapa
dative	mapi	mapama
accusative	mapu	mape
vocative	mapo	mape
locative	mapi	mapama
instrumental	mapom	mapama

Further reading

• “mapa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mappe, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, from Latin mappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmapa]

Noun

mapa f (relational adjective mapový, diminutive mapka)

1. map (visual representation of an area)
2. (colloquial) stain, patch

Declension

Declension of mapa (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	mapa	mapy
genitive	mapy	máp
dative	mape	mapám
accusative	mapu	mapy
locative	mape	mapách
instrumental	mapou	mapami

Further reading

• “mapa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mappa (“napkin, starting signal in a race”), see map for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmapa/ [ˈma.pa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ma‧pa

Noun

mapa m (plural mapas)

1. map (sheet with geographical information on it)

Derived terms

• mapa de carreteras
• mapamundi
• mapear

Descendants

• Chavacano: mapa
• → Bikol Central: mapa
• → Cebuano: mapa
• → Ilocano: mapa
• → Tagalog: mapa

Further reading

• “mapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mapa (“map”), from Latin mappa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmapa/ [ˈmaː.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ma‧pa

Noun

mapa (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉ)

1. map
   • 2005, Sigay 3' 2005 Ed.(wika at Pagbasa)‎^[1], Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 187:

     Ito ang mapa ng Pilipinas. Binubuo ito ng malalaki at maliliit na pulo.

     This is the map of the Philippines. It is made up of big and small islands.

References

• “mapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Ulch

Noun

mapa

1. old man

References

• Sonya Oskolskaya, Natasha Stoynova, Some Changes in the Noun Paradigm of Ulcha Under the Language Shift, 2017.

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.pa/

Noun

mapa

1. honey

   Yamukunaun, aya autukene mapa!

   Children, let’s collect [wild] honey!

Derived terms

• mapanula (“kinkajou, Potos flavus”)

See also

• ikityunu (“bee”)

References

• "Yamukunaun aya" uttered by Itsautaku, storyteller and elder, recounting the traditional Wauja tale of the "Man Who Drowned in Honey" (Paistyawalu), in the presence of his adolescent son Mayuri, adult daughter Mukura, and others. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, December 1989, transcript pp. 24-25.