maate

See also: Maate and måte

Finnish

Etymology

From the instructive form of the second infinitive of maata (standard maaten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːteˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːt̪e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːte
• Syllabification^(key): maa‧te
• Hyphenation^(key): maa‧te

Adverb

maate (dialectal, southwest, Satakunta, Kymenlaakso, Central Ostrobothnia, South Karelia)

1. to sleep, to rest

Usage notes

Usually used with käydä, mennä or panna.

Further reading

• “maate”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023