Maine
English
Etymology 1
Map of US highlighting Maine
From French Maine, named by its French explorers after the province in France with the same name, in turn named after the river with the same name that runs through it. From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maine
- A former province of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans.
- A river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire.
- A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland.
- A town in New York.
- A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; named for the state.
- A river in Maine, United States, flowing 5.5 miles from Pocomoonshine Lake in Princeton into Crawford Lake in Crawford.
- University of Maine.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Bas-Maine
- Haut-Maine
- Maine-et-Loire
- Mainiot
- Mainer
- Mainiote
- ME
- Maine Coon
Translations
former province in France
US State
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| Federal District: Washington, D.C. |
| Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Maine”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
Maine, Outagamie County, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Maine, New York on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Maine River (Maine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛːn/
Proper noun
Maine
Derived terms
Proper noun
Maine
- A Scottish and English surname from Old French, a variant of Main.
- A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin; named for county sheriff Uriah E. Maine.
Further reading
- Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 4
From Irish An Mhaing
Proper noun
Maine
Derived terms
- Castlemaine
Translations
river in County Kerry
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Proper noun
Maine
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Irish kings Maine mac Cerbaill and Maine mac Néill.
Catalan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmei̯n/, [ˈme̞i̯n] (inflects like risti)
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯ne/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯ne̞] (rare)
Declension
| Inflection of Maine (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Maine | — | ||
| genitive | Mainen | — | ||
| partitive | Mainea | — | ||
| illative | Maineen | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Maine | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Maine | — | |
| gen. | Mainen | |||
| genitive | Mainen | — | ||
| partitive | Mainea | — | ||
| inessive | Mainessa | — | ||
| elative | Mainesta | — | ||
| illative | Maineen | — | ||
| adessive | Mainella | — | ||
| ablative | Mainelta | — | ||
| allative | Mainelle | — | ||
| essive | Mainena | — | ||
| translative | Maineksi | — | ||
| abessive | Mainetta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛn/
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century.
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛjn/, /ˈmejn/
- Rhymes: -ɛjn, -ejn
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛjn/
- Rhymes: -ɛjn
- Syllabification: Maine
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from English Maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica.
Further reading
- Maine in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɐj.nɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmej.nɨ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmej.nɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈme.nɨ/
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mejn]
Proper noun
Maine m inan (genitive singular Mainu, declension pattern of dub)
- Maine (a state of the United States)
References
- “Maine”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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