maori

See also: māori, Maori, and Māori

Catalan

Adjective

maori (masculine and feminine plural maoris)

  1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f (plural maoris)

  1. Maori person

Proper noun

maori m

  1. Maori language

Finnish

Noun

maori

  1. A Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand).
  2. The Maori language.

Declension
Inflection of maori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative maori maorit
genitive maorin maorien
partitive maoria maoreja
illative maoriin maoreihin
singular plural
nominative maori maorit
accusative nom. maori maorit
gen. maorin
genitive maorin maorien
partitive maoria maoreja
inessive maorissa maoreissa
elative maorista maoreista
illative maoriin maoreihin
adessive maorilla maoreilla
ablative maorilta maoreilta
allative maorille maoreille
essive maorina maoreina
translative maoriksi maoreiksi
instructive — maorein
abessive maoritta maoreitta
comitative — maoreineen

Synonyms
  • (language) maorin kieli

Anagrams

French

Adjective

maori (feminine singular maorie, masculine plural maoris, feminine plural maories)

  1. Maori (of or relating to the Maori people or language)

Noun

maori m (plural maori, feminine maorie)

  1. a person of Maori descent
  2. (uncountable) the Maori language

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

maori (invariable)

  1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f (invariable)

  1. Maori

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maorier, definite plural maoriene)

  1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
  2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Usage notes

Maori, not maorisk, is the correct Norwegian name for the Maori language, despite the article in Wikipedia.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maoriar, definite plural maoriane)

  1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
  2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Maori Māori (“Maori”), from māori (“normal”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ˈo.ɾi/

Adjective

maori (plural maoris, comparable)

  1. Maori (of, from, or pertaining to the Maori)
  2. Maori (of the Maori language)

Noun

maori m, f (plural maoris)

  1. Maori (native of New Zealand)
  2. (uncountable) Maori (language)
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