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ма́йя

nounmasculineinanimateuncountablerarely used (#8940)fake feminine
  • 1.

    Maya (people)

    Indian people in Mexico, the creator of one of the oldest American civilizations

  • 2.

    Maya (light cotton fabric)

Usage info

Please note that the ́Maya (people)́ is a non-declinable loan word. That́s why the gender is determined by the base word (in this case наро́д). Therefore майя is masculine according to the above definition! Sandy

Examples

Declension

This noun is not delinable, always ма́йя.

singularplural
nom.nominative

ма́йя

ма́йя

gen.genitive

ма́йя

ма́йя

dat.dative

ма́йя

ма́йя

acc.accusative

ма́йя

ма́йя

inst.instrumental

ма́йя

ма́йя

prep.prepositional

ма́йя

ма́йя

Word familyма́йяPRO

  • ма́йяMaya (people); Maya (light cotton fabric)
    nounmasculine

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  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited usage info 3 years ago.