majamees

Ingrian

Etymology

From maja (“tent”) +‎ mees (“man”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjɑˌmeːs/, [ˈmɑjɑˌmeːz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjɑˌmeːs/, [ˈmɑjɑˌme̝ːʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -eːs
• Hyphenation: ma‧ja‧mees

Noun

majamees

1. (male) friend at whose place one often stays as a guest

Declension

Declension of majamees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	majamees	majameehet
genitive	majameehen	majameehiin
partitive	majameesta, majameest	majameehia
illative	majameehee	majameehii
inessive	majameehees	majameehiis
elative	majameehest	majameehist
allative	majameehelle	majameehille
adessive	majameeheel	majameehiil
ablative	majameehelt	majameehilt
translative	majameeheks	majameehiks
essive	majameehenna, majameeheen	majameehinna, majameehiin
exessive1)	majameehent	majameehint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 292