Etymology
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Maksa- + maa, probably from the old given name Maksima (mainly found in Eastern Finnish sources),[1] from Russian Макси́м (Maksím).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈmɑksɑˌmɑː/, [ˈmɑ̝ks̠ɑ̝ˌmɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): Mak‧sa‧maa
Proper noun
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Maksamaa
- A former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Vöyri.
- A village in the municipality of Vöyri.
Declension
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Maksamaa" is Maksamaalla.
Derived terms
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References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN