maissa

See also: mäissä, Maissa, and Maïssa

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯sːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑisːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mais‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): mais‧sa

Noun

maissa

  1. inessive plural of maa
  2. in port (as opposed to at sea)
    Mennään heti hotelliin kun olemme maissa.
    Let's go to the hotel right away once we're in port.

Postposition

maissa [with genitive]

  1. around, thereabout (near that time)
    Saavuimme kello kahden maissa iltapäivällä.
    We arrived around two o'clock in the afternoon.
    Päivällinen on valmis puoli seitsemän maissa.
    Dinner will be ready at 6:30 or thereabout.

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • maissèla

Etymology

From Latin maxĭlla This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Languedoc /ˈmajso/

Noun

maissa f (plural maissas)

  1. (Languedoc) jaw