maho

See also: mahō

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho, theorized to derive with maha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ho

Adjective

maho (comparative mahompi, superlative mahoin)

1. barren, sterile, unable to bear children

Declension

Inflection of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		maho	mahot
genitive		mahon	mahojen
partitive		mahoa	mahoja
illative		mahoon	mahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maho	mahot
accusative	nom.	maho	mahot
	gen.	mahon
genitive		mahon	mahojen
partitive		mahoa	mahoja
inessive		mahossa	mahoissa
elative		mahosta	mahoista
illative		mahoon	mahoihin
adessive		maholla	mahoilla
ablative		maholta	mahoilta
allative		maholle	mahoille
essive		mahona	mahoina
translative		mahoksi	mahoiksi
abessive		mahotta	mahoitta
instructive		—	mahoin
comitative		—	mahoine

Possessive forms of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mahoni mahoni accusative nom. mahoni mahoni gen. mahoni genitive mahoni mahojeni partitive mahoani mahojani inessive mahossani mahoissani elative mahostani mahoistani illative mahooni mahoihini adessive mahollani mahoillani ablative maholtani mahoiltani allative maholleni mahoilleni essive mahonani mahoinani translative mahokseni mahoikseni abessive mahottani mahoittani instructive — — comitative — mahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mahosi mahosi accusative nom. mahosi mahosi gen. mahosi genitive mahosi mahojesi partitive mahoasi mahojasi inessive mahossasi mahoissasi elative mahostasi mahoistasi illative mahoosi mahoihisi adessive mahollasi mahoillasi ablative maholtasi mahoiltasi allative mahollesi mahoillesi essive mahonasi mahoinasi translative mahoksesi mahoiksesi abessive mahottasi mahoittasi instructive — — comitative — mahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mahomme mahomme accusative nom. mahomme mahomme gen. mahomme genitive mahomme mahojemme partitive mahoamme mahojamme inessive mahossamme mahoissamme elative mahostamme mahoistamme illative mahoomme mahoihimme adessive mahollamme mahoillamme ablative maholtamme mahoiltamme allative mahollemme mahoillemme essive mahonamme mahoinamme translative mahoksemme mahoiksemme abessive mahottamme mahoittamme instructive — — comitative — mahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mahonne mahonne accusative nom. mahonne mahonne gen. mahonne genitive mahonne mahojenne partitive mahoanne mahojanne inessive mahossanne mahoissanne elative mahostanne mahoistanne illative mahoonne mahoihinne adessive mahollanne mahoillanne ablative maholtanne mahoiltanne allative mahollenne mahoillenne essive mahonanne mahoinanne translative mahoksenne mahoiksenne abessive mahottanne mahoittanne instructive — — comitative — mahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mahonsa mahonsa accusative nom. mahonsa mahonsa gen. mahonsa genitive mahonsa mahojensa partitive mahoaan mahoansa mahojaan mahojansa inessive mahossaan mahossansa mahoissaan mahoissansa elative mahostaan mahostansa mahoistaan mahoistansa illative mahoonsa mahoihinsa adessive mahollaan mahollansa mahoillaan mahoillansa ablative maholtaan maholtansa mahoiltaan mahoiltansa allative maholleen mahollensa mahoilleen mahoillensa essive mahonaan mahonansa mahoinaan mahoinansa translative mahokseen mahoksensa mahoikseen mahoiksensa abessive mahottaan mahottansa mahoittaan mahoittansa instructive — — comitative — mahoineen mahoinensa

Synonyms

• hedelmätön, steriili

Derived terms

• mahous

 

Further reading

• “maho”, 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 2023-07-03

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of manusia (“man”) +‎ homo (“homosexual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaho]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Noun

maho (plural maho-maho)

1. (slang) homosexual

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho. Cognates include Finnish maho and Veps maho.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Adjective

maho (comparative mahomp)

1. barren (unable to bear children)

Declension

Declension of maho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	maho	mahot
genitive	mahon	mahhoin, maholoin
partitive	mahhoa	mahoja, maholoja
illative	mahhoo	mahhoi, maholoihe
inessive	mahos	mahois, maholois
elative	mahost	mahoist, maholoist
allative	maholle	mahoille, maholoille
adessive	mahol	mahoil, maholoil
ablative	maholt	mahoilt, maholoilt
translative	mahoks	mahoiks, maholoiks
essive	mahonna, mahhoon	mahoinna, maholoinna, mahhoin, maholoin
exessive1)	mahont	mahoint, maholoint
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

• mahopilvi
• umpimaho

 

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

maho

1. Rōmaji transcription of まほ

Ladino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.xo/

Adjective

maho (Latin spelling)

1. quiet
2. calm

Old High German

Alternative forms

• mago

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mahō.

Noun

maho m

1. poppy

Declension

case	singular	plural
nominative	maho	mahon, mahun
accusative	mahon, mahun	mahon, mahun
genitive	mahen, mahin	mahōno
dative	mahen, mahin	mahōm, mahōn

Declension of maho (masculine n-stem)

Descendants

• Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage
  • Cimbrian: mago
  • German: Mohn
    • → Estonian: moon
  • Swabian: mage
  • → Estonian: magun
  • → Latvian: magone
  • → Lithuanian: aguona

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀳𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• महो (Devanagari script)
• মহো (Bengali script)
• මහො (Sinhalese script)
• မဟော or မႁေႃ (Burmese script)
• มโห or มะโห (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມໂຫ or ມະໂຫ (Lao script)
• មហោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

maho

1. nominative singular of maha

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho. Related to Finnish maho.

Adjective

maho

1. barren, sterile, unable to have children

Inflection

Inflection of maho (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	maho
genitive sing.	mahon
partitive sing.	mahod
partitive plur.	mahoid
	singular	plural
nominative	maho	mahod
accusative	mahon	mahod
genitive	mahon	mahoiden
partitive	mahod	mahoid
essive-instructive	mahon	mahoin
translative	mahoks	mahoikš
inessive	mahos	mahoiš
elative	mahospäi	mahoišpäi
illative	mahoze	mahoiže
adessive	mahol	mahoil
ablative	maholpäi	mahoilpäi
allative	mahole	mahoile
abessive	mahota	mahoita
comitative	mahonke	mahoidenke
prolative	mahodme	mahoidme
approximative I	mahonno	mahoidenno
approximative II	mahonnoks	mahoidennoks
egressive	mahonnopäi	mahoidennopäi
terminative I	mahozesai	mahoižesai
terminative II	maholesai	mahoilesai
terminative III	mahossai	—
additive I	mahozepäi	mahoižepäi
additive II	maholepäi	mahoilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “яловый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *maho.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Adjective

maho

1. sterile, barren

Inflection

Declension of maho (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	maho	mahod
genitive	maho	mahojõ, mahoi
partitive	mahhoa	mahoitõ, mahoi
illative	mahhosõ, mahho	mahoisõ
inessive	mahoz	mahoiz
elative	mahossõ	mahoissõ
allative	maholõ	mahoilõ
adessive	mahollõ	mahoillõ
ablative	maholtõ	mahoiltõ
translative	mahossi	mahoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “maho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn