maila

See also: Maila, mäila, and māʻila

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /maʎa/, [ma.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /mai̯la/, [mai̯.la]

Noun

maila inan

1. level
2. step (of a stair)

Declension

Declension of maila (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	maila	maila	mailak
ergative	mailak	mailak	mailek
dative	mailari	mailari	mailei
genitive	mailaren	mailaren	mailen
comitative	mailarekin	mailarekin	mailekin
causative	mailarengatik	mailarengatik	mailengatik
benefactive	mailarentzat	mailarentzat	mailentzat
instrumental	mailaz	mailaz	mailez
inessive	mailatan	mailan	mailetan
locative	mailatako	mailako	mailetako
allative	mailatara	mailara	mailetara
terminative	mailataraino	mailaraino	mailetaraino
directive	mailatarantz	mailarantz	mailetarantz
destinative	mailatarako	mailarako	mailetarako
ablative	mailatatik	mailatik	mailetatik
partitive	mailarik	—	—
prolative	mailatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “maila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “maila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Swedish malj, from French mail, from Latin malleus. Metathesis took place in order to avoid the form *malja, which would have been homonymous with malja (“goblet, bowl, cup, chalice”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯lɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑilɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mai‧la

Noun

maila

1. (sports) An implement used to handle the object, such as a ball or a puck, that is played with (translation into English depends on the kind of implement and the particular sport).
   1. (tennis, squash, badminton) racket
   2. (baseball, cricket, pesäpallo) bat
   3. (field hockey or ice hockey) stick
   4. (golf) club
   5. (table tennis) paddle
   6. (polo, croquet) mallet
2. (pinball) flipper

Declension

Inflection of maila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maila	mailat
genitive		mailan	mailojen
partitive		mailaa	mailoja
illative		mailaan	mailoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maila	mailat
accusative	nom.	maila	mailat
	gen.	mailan
genitive		mailan	mailojen mailain rare
partitive		mailaa	mailoja
inessive		mailassa	mailoissa
elative		mailasta	mailoista
illative		mailaan	mailoihin
adessive		mailalla	mailoilla
ablative		mailalta	mailoilta
allative		mailalle	mailoille
essive		mailana	mailoina
translative		mailaksi	mailoiksi
abessive		mailatta	mailoitta
instructive		—	mailoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mailani mailani accusative nom. mailani mailani gen. mailani genitive mailani mailojeni mailaini rare partitive mailaani mailojani inessive mailassani mailoissani elative mailastani mailoistani illative mailaani mailoihini adessive mailallani mailoillani ablative mailaltani mailoiltani allative mailalleni mailoilleni essive mailanani mailoinani translative mailakseni mailoikseni abessive mailattani mailoittani instructive — — comitative — mailoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mailasi mailasi accusative nom. mailasi mailasi gen. mailasi genitive mailasi mailojesi mailaisi rare partitive mailaasi mailojasi inessive mailassasi mailoissasi elative mailastasi mailoistasi illative mailaasi mailoihisi adessive mailallasi mailoillasi ablative mailaltasi mailoiltasi allative mailallesi mailoillesi essive mailanasi mailoinasi translative mailaksesi mailoiksesi abessive mailattasi mailoittasi instructive — — comitative — mailoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mailamme mailamme accusative nom. mailamme mailamme gen. mailamme genitive mailamme mailojemme mailaimme rare partitive mailaamme mailojamme inessive mailassamme mailoissamme elative mailastamme mailoistamme illative mailaamme mailoihimme adessive mailallamme mailoillamme ablative mailaltamme mailoiltamme allative mailallemme mailoillemme essive mailanamme mailoinamme translative mailaksemme mailoiksemme abessive mailattamme mailoittamme instructive — — comitative — mailoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mailanne mailanne accusative nom. mailanne mailanne gen. mailanne genitive mailanne mailojenne mailainne rare partitive mailaanne mailojanne inessive mailassanne mailoissanne elative mailastanne mailoistanne illative mailaanne mailoihinne adessive mailallanne mailoillanne ablative mailaltanne mailoiltanne allative mailallenne mailoillenne essive mailananne mailoinanne translative mailaksenne mailoiksenne abessive mailattanne mailoittanne instructive — — comitative — mailoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mailansa mailansa accusative nom. mailansa mailansa gen. mailansa genitive mailansa mailojensa mailainsa rare partitive mailaansa mailojaan mailojansa inessive mailassaan mailassansa mailoissaan mailoissansa elative mailastaan mailastansa mailoistaan mailoistansa illative mailaansa mailoihinsa adessive mailallaan mailallansa mailoillaan mailoillansa ablative mailaltaan mailaltansa mailoiltaan mailoiltansa allative mailalleen mailallensa mailoilleen mailoillensa essive mailanaan mailanansa mailoinaan mailoinansa translative mailakseen mailaksensa mailoikseen mailoiksensa abessive mailattaan mailattansa mailoittaan mailoittansa instructive — — comitative — mailoineen mailoinensa

Derived terms

• mailanen

(compounds):

• golfmaila
• hiilikuitumaila
• jääkiekkomaila
• jääpallomaila
• krokettimaila
• kyykkämaila
• lätkämaila
• mailakamppi
• mailakäsi
• mailapeli
• mailapoika
• mailasarja
• pesismaila
• pesäpallomaila
• puttausmaila
• pöytätennismaila
• salibandymaila
• squash-maila
• sulkapallomaila
• tennismaila

References

1. Koivulehto, Jorma & Kallio, Petri: Lainaetymologioita neljältä vuosikymmeneltä (2016). SUST 274.

Further reading

• “maila”, 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

Anagrams

• ilmaa, limaa, maali, malia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.la/ ~ /me.la/

Verb

maila

1. third-person singular past historic of mailer

Anagrams

• lamai, Lamia

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of mai (“hither”) +‎ lā (“there, then”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmai̯.la/, [ˈmɐj.lə], [ˈmɛj.lə] (rapid speech)

Particle

maila

1. hither, this way, towards the speaker

Synonyms

• mai

Antonyms

• akula, aku