Alternative forms
Etymology
musta (“black”) + Maija
Noun
mustamaija
- Black Maria, paddywagon (police van)
- (card games) A children's card game in which the loser is the one who is left with the queen of spades or Musta Maija in the end.
Declension
|
singular |
plural |
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| nominative |
mustamaija |
mustatmaijat |
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| genitive |
mustanmaijan |
mustienmaijojen
mustienmaijain1
mustainmaijojen1
mustainmaijain1 |
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| partitive |
mustaamaijaa |
mustiamaijoja |
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| accusative |
mustamaija
mustanmaijan |
mustatmaijat |
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| inessive |
mustassamaijassa |
mustissamaijoissa |
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| elative |
mustastamaijasta |
mustistamaijoista |
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| illative |
mustaanmaijaan |
mustiinmaijoihin |
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| adessive |
mustallamaijalla |
mustillamaijoilla |
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| ablative |
mustaltamaijalta |
mustiltamaijoilta |
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| allative |
mustallemaijalle |
mustillemaijoille |
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| essive |
mustanamaijana |
mustina maijoina |
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| translative |
mustaksimaijaksi |
mustiksimaijoiksi |
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| instructive |
– |
mustinmaijoin |
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| abessive |
mustattamaijatta |
mustittamaijoitta |
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| comitative |
– |
mustinemaijoineen |
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| 1) Rare. |
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Usage notes
Some writers prefer to write the words musta and maija separately in inflected forms.