maarahvas

Estonian

Etymology

maa (“land”) +‎ rahvas (“people, nation”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌrɑhvɑs/, [ˈmɑːˌrɑhvɑs]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhvɑs
  • Hyphenation: maa‧rah‧vas

Noun

maarahvas (genitive maarahva, partitive maarahvast)

  1. (dated, poetic) Estonians (people)

Usage notes

In common use until the 19th century. In modern use mostly by Pagans.

Declension
Declension of maarahvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative maarahvas —
accusative nom.
gen. maarahva
genitive —
partitive maarahvast —
illative maarahvasse —
inessive maarahvas —
elative maarahvast —
allative maarahvale —
adessive maarahval —
ablative maarahvalt —
translative maarahvaks —
terminative maarahvani —
essive maarahvana —
abessive maarahvata —
comitative maarahvaga —

References
  • maarahvas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “maarahvas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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