maite
Basque
Etymology
Probably a Celtic loan, compare Irish maith, Welsh and Breton mad, from Proto-Celtic *matis.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /mai̯te/ [mai̯.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ai̯te
- Hyphenation: mai‧te
Declension
Declension of maite (adjective, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | maite | maitea | maiteak | |
| ergative | maitek | maiteak | maiteek | |
| dative | maiteri | maiteari | maiteei | |
| genitive | maiteren | maitearen | maiteen | |
| comitative | maiterekin | maitearekin | maiteekin | |
| causative | maiterengatik | maitearengatik | maiteengatik | |
| benefactive | maiterentzat | maitearentzat | maiteentzat | |
| instrumental | maitez | maiteaz | maiteez | |
| inessive | anim. | maiterengan | maitearengan | maiteengan |
| inanim. | maitetan | maitean | maiteetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | maitetako | maiteko | maiteetako | |
| allative | anim. | maiterengana | maitearengana | maiteengana |
| inanim. | maitetara | maitera | maiteetara | |
| terminative | anim. | maiterenganaino | maitearenganaino | maiteenganaino |
| inanim. | maitetaraino | maiteraino | maiteetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | maiterenganantz | maitearenganantz | maiteenganantz |
| inanim. | maitetarantz | maiterantz | maiteetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | maiterenganako | maitearenganako | maiteenganako |
| inanim. | maitetarako | maiterako | maiteetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | maiterengandik | maitearengandik | maiteengandik |
| inanim. | maitetatik | maitetik | maiteetatik | |
| partitive | maiterik | — | — | |
| prolative | maitetzat | — | — | |
Usage notes
In the second sense, it is only found as the first component of compound words.
Declension
Declension of maite (animate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | maite | maitea | maiteak |
| ergative | maitek | maiteak | maiteek |
| dative | maiteri | maiteari | maiteei |
| genitive | maiteren | maitearen | maiteen |
| comitative | maiterekin | maitearekin | maiteekin |
| causative | maiterengatik | maitearengatik | maiteengatik |
| benefactive | maiterentzat | maitearentzat | maiteentzat |
| instrumental | maitez | maiteaz | maiteez |
| inessive | maiterengan | maitearengan | maiteengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | maiterengana | maitearengana | maiteengana |
| terminative | maiterenganaino | maitearenganaino | maiteenganaino |
| directive | maiterenganantz | maitearenganantz | maiteenganantz |
| destinative | maiterenganako | maitearenganako | maiteenganako |
| ablative | maiterengandik | maitearengandik | maiteengandik |
| partitive | maiterik | — | — |
| prolative | maitetzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- maitatu (“to love”)
- maitatzaile (“lover”)
- maite egin (“to kiss, to caress”)
- maite izan (“to love”)
- maite-damu (“contrition”)
- maite-gar (“love, passion”)
- maite-historia (“love story”)
- maite-joko (“flirting”)
- maite-jolas (“flirting”)
- maite-kanta
- maite-maite egin (“to kiss, to caress”)
- maite-su (“love, passion”)
- maiteki (“lovingly”)
- maitekiro (“lovingly”)
- maitekor (“loving, nice”)
- maitemin (“infatuation”)
- maitemindu (“to fall in love”)
- maitetasun (“love”)
- maitetsu (“amorous, loving”)
- maitez (“affectionately, lovingly”)
References
- “maite” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly maito + -e; compare maitoheinä (variously used in dialects for Melampyrum, Taraxacum, Sonchus, Chamaenerion, Hieracium, etc.). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot for Flora Fennica (1860).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯teˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯t̪e̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑite
- Syllabification(key): mai‧te
Declension
| Inflection of maite (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maite | maitteet | ||
| genitive | maitteen | maitteiden maitteitten | ||
| partitive | maitetta | maitteita | ||
| illative | maitteeseen | maitteisiin maitteihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | maite | maitteet | ||
| accusative | nom. | maite | maitteet | |
| gen. | maitteen | |||
| genitive | maitteen | maitteiden maitteitten | ||
| partitive | maitetta | maitteita | ||
| inessive | maitteessa | maitteissa | ||
| elative | maitteesta | maitteista | ||
| illative | maitteeseen | maitteisiin maitteihin | ||
| adessive | maitteella | maitteilla | ||
| ablative | maitteelta | maitteilta | ||
| allative | maitteelle | maitteille | ||
| essive | maitteena | maitteina | ||
| translative | maitteeksi | maitteiksi | ||
| abessive | maitteetta | maitteitta | ||
| instructive | — | maittein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Irish
Alternative forms
- maithte (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmˠatʲə/
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maite | mhaite | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Khumi Chin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mai̯˧.te˧/
Louisiana Creole
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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