makjas

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *makjas. Cognates include Finnish maajas and Estonian maias.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkjɑs/, [ˈmɑkjəz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkjɑs/, [ˈmɑɡ̊jɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑkjɑs
• Hyphenation: mak‧jas

Adjective

makjas (comparative makjaamp)

1. picky (about the food one eats)
2. greedy (for a certain food)

Declension

Declension of makjas (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	makjas	makjaat
genitive	makjaan	makjain
partitive	makjasta, makjast	makjaita, makjaja
illative	makjaasse	makjaisse
inessive	makjaas	makjais
elative	makjaast	makjaist
allative	makjaalle	makjaille
adessive	makjaal	makjail
ablative	makjaalt	makjailt
translative	makjaaks	makjaiks
essive	makjaanna, makjaan	makjainna, makjain
exessive1)	makjaant	makjaint
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.

Derived terms

• makjaspers

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290