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maiva

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Finnish

Alternative forms

  • maima

Etymology

Variant of maima, from Proto-Finnic *maima, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Also related to Northern Sami máivi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mai‧va
  • Hyphenation(key): mai‧va

Noun

maiva (dialectal, North Ostrobothnia, Lapland)

  1. synonym of muikku (vendace), especially vendace living in or fished from the Bothnian Bay

Declension

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