maate

See also: Maate and måte

Finnish

Etymology

From the instructive form of the second infinitive of maata (standard maaten).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːteˣ/, [ˈmɑːt̪e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːte
  • Syllabification(key): maa‧te

Adverb

maate

  1. (dialectal) to sleep, to rest

Usage notes

Usually used with käydä, mennä or panna.

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English mete, from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic *mati.

Noun

maate

  1. flesh meat

Verb

maate

  1. simple past tense of maake

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 55
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