Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English mile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯li/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯li]
- Rhymes: -ɑili
- Syllabification(key): mai‧li
- Hyphenation(key): mai‧li
Noun
maili
- mile
Declension
| Inflection of maili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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maili
|
mailit
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| genitive
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mailin
|
mailien
|
| partitive
|
mailia
|
maileja
|
| illative
|
mailiin
|
maileihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
maili
|
mailit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
maili
|
mailit
|
| gen.
|
mailin
|
| genitive
|
mailin
|
mailien
|
| partitive
|
mailia
|
maileja
|
| inessive
|
mailissa
|
maileissa
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| elative
|
mailista
|
maileista
|
| illative
|
mailiin
|
maileihin
|
| adessive
|
maililla
|
maileilla
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| ablative
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maililta
|
maileilta
|
| allative
|
mailille
|
maileille
|
| essive
|
mailina
|
maileina
|
| translative
|
mailiksi
|
maileiksi
|
| abessive
|
mailitta
|
maileitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
mailein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
mailini
|
mailini
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mailini
|
mailini
|
| gen.
|
mailini
|
| genitive
|
mailini
|
mailieni
|
| partitive
|
mailiani
|
mailejani
|
| inessive
|
mailissani
|
maileissani
|
| elative
|
mailistani
|
maileistani
|
| illative
|
mailiini
|
maileihini
|
| adessive
|
mailillani
|
maileillani
|
| ablative
|
maililtani
|
maileiltani
|
| allative
|
maililleni
|
maileilleni
|
| essive
|
mailinani
|
maileinani
|
| translative
|
mailikseni
|
maileikseni
|
| abessive
|
mailittani
|
maileittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
maileineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mailisi
|
mailisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mailisi
|
mailisi
|
| gen.
|
mailisi
|
| genitive
|
mailisi
|
mailiesi
|
| partitive
|
mailiasi
|
mailejasi
|
| inessive
|
mailissasi
|
maileissasi
|
| elative
|
mailistasi
|
maileistasi
|
| illative
|
mailiisi
|
maileihisi
|
| adessive
|
mailillasi
|
maileillasi
|
| ablative
|
maililtasi
|
maileiltasi
|
| allative
|
mailillesi
|
maileillesi
|
| essive
|
mailinasi
|
maileinasi
|
| translative
|
mailiksesi
|
maileiksesi
|
| abessive
|
mailittasi
|
maileittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
maileinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mailimme
|
mailimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mailimme
|
mailimme
|
| gen.
|
mailimme
|
| genitive
|
mailimme
|
mailiemme
|
| partitive
|
mailiamme
|
mailejamme
|
| inessive
|
mailissamme
|
maileissamme
|
| elative
|
mailistamme
|
maileistamme
|
| illative
|
mailiimme
|
maileihimme
|
| adessive
|
mailillamme
|
maileillamme
|
| ablative
|
maililtamme
|
maileiltamme
|
| allative
|
mailillemme
|
maileillemme
|
| essive
|
mailinamme
|
maileinamme
|
| translative
|
mailiksemme
|
maileiksemme
|
| abessive
|
mailittamme
|
maileittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
maileinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mailinne
|
mailinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mailinne
|
mailinne
|
| gen.
|
mailinne
|
| genitive
|
mailinne
|
mailienne
|
| partitive
|
mailianne
|
mailejanne
|
| inessive
|
mailissanne
|
maileissanne
|
| elative
|
mailistanne
|
maileistanne
|
| illative
|
mailiinne
|
maileihinne
|
| adessive
|
mailillanne
|
maileillanne
|
| ablative
|
maililtanne
|
maileiltanne
|
| allative
|
mailillenne
|
maileillenne
|
| essive
|
mailinanne
|
maileinanne
|
| translative
|
mailiksenne
|
maileiksenne
|
| abessive
|
mailittanne
|
maileittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
maileinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mailinsa
|
mailinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mailinsa
|
mailinsa
|
| gen.
|
mailinsa
|
| genitive
|
mailinsa
|
mailiensa
|
| partitive
|
mailiaan
mailiansa
|
mailejaan
mailejansa
|
| inessive
|
mailissaan
mailissansa
|
maileissaan
maileissansa
|
| elative
|
mailistaan
mailistansa
|
maileistaan
maileistansa
|
| illative
|
mailiinsa
|
maileihinsa
|
| adessive
|
mailillaan
mailillansa
|
maileillaan
maileillansa
|
| ablative
|
maililtaan
maililtansa
|
maileiltaan
maileiltansa
|
| allative
|
maililleen
mailillensa
|
maileilleen
maileillensa
|
| essive
|
mailinaan
mailinansa
|
maileinaan
maileinansa
|
| translative
|
mailikseen
mailiksensa
|
maileikseen
maileiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mailittaan
mailittansa
|
maileittaan
maileittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
maileineen
maileinensa
|
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Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English mile.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
maili class IX (plural maili class X)
- mile
References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[1], volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 7 of 1-10
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “The English-derived Swahili words for units of distance and time include futi (foot), inchi (inch), kilometa (kilometer), maili (mile), yadi (yard), and sekunde (second), all spelled according to their Bantu adaptations.”