má

See also: Variations of "ma"

má - Czech

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmaː]

Verb

má

third-person singular present indicative of mít

Pronoun

má

inflection of můj:
1. feminine singular nominative/vocative
2. neuter plural nominative/accusative/vocative

má - Faroese

Verb

má

I, he, she, it must first/third-person singular present of mega

Conjugation

Conjugation of mega (muga) (irregular)
infinitive	mega (muga)
supine	–
participle	–	–
	present	past
first singular	má	mátti
second singular	mást	mátti
third singular	má	mátti
plural	mugu/mega	máttu
	imperative
singular	–
plural	–

má - Galician

Adjective

má

feminine singular of mao

má - Ibino

Verb

má

love, like

má - Ibuoro

Verb

má

love, like

má - Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA: /mauː/

Verb

má

first/third-person singular present indicative of mega

Verb

má (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative máði, supine máð)

(with accusative) to blur, to efface

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

má út/má burt (“to wipe out”)

Anagrams

má - Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA: /mˠɑː/
(Ulster) IPA: /mˠæː/

Alternative forms

magh (classical)
maigh
máigh

Noun

má f (genitive singular má, nominative plural mánna)

plain (expanse of land with relatively low relief), champaign (open countryside, or an area of open countryside)

Declension

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	má	mánna
Vocative	a mhá	a mhánna
Genitive	má	mánna
Dative	má	mánna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an mhá	na mánna
Genitive	na má	na mánna
Dative	leis an má don mhá	leis na mánna

Derived terms

má-oifigeach (“field-officer”)
oighear má (“field-ice”)

Conjunction

má (triggers lenition)

if
- Má chreideann sé an scéal sin tá sé saonta go maith. ― If he believes that story, he’s pretty gullible.
even though

Usage notes

Used in factual conditionals with the present or past indicative and takes the independent form of verbs that distinguish between dependent and independent forms.

Synonyms

dá (in counterfactual conditionals)
mura (in negative sentences; ‘unless’)

Derived terms

más

Preposition

má

about, around

Derived terms

gualainn má gualainn (“shoulder to shoulder”)
leath má leath (“half and half”)
má gcuairt (“around, about, on every side”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
má	mhá	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

má - Itu Mbon Uzo

Verb

má

love, like

má - Mandarin

Alternative forms

ma – nonstandard

Romanization

má (ma², Zhuyin ㄇㄚˊ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吔
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗍
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犘
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痲／痳
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菺
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔴／麻
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蟆, 蟇
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麻

má - Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA: [maː]

Conjunction

má (triggers lenition)

if
- Synonym: dia

Usage notes

Followed by the present indicative if the condition is in the past or present; by the present subjunctive if the condition is in the future.

Derived terms

mani (“if not, unless”)

Descendants

Irish: má
Manx: my
Scottish Gaelic: ma

má - Old Norse

Verb

má

first/third-person singular present active indicative of mega

Descendants

Icelandic: má
Faroese: má
Norwegian Nynorsk: må
Norwegian Bokmål: må
Old Swedish: mā
- Swedish: må
Danish: må

Noun

má

indefinite accusative singular of már

má - Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA: /ˈma/

(Portugal) IPA: /ˈma/

Hyphenation: má

Adjective

má f sg

feminine singular of mau

má - Ukwa

Verb

má

love, like

má - Usaghade

Verb

má

love, like

má - Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA: [maː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA: [maː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA: [maː˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) má • (媽, 𦟐, 𦢷)

(anatomy) cheek

Derived terms

mông má

Noun

má

(Southern Vietnam) mother; mom
- Synonyms: mạ, mẹ, mợ, u

Noun

má • (𥡗)

(only in compounds) rice seedlings