See also: mäissä, Maissa, and Maïssa

Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

maissa (+ genitive)

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

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Etymology edit

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

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Languedoc /ˈmajso/

Noun edit

maissa f (plural maissas)

  1. (Languedoc) jaw