maantee

== Estonian == === Etymology === From maa (“land”) +‎ tee (“road”), compare Finnish maantie. This is the only word in Estonian, where the original genitive ending -n, still seen in Finnish, is preserved. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnˌteː/, [ˈmɑːnˌteː] Rhymes: -eː Hyphenation: maan‧tee === Noun === maantee (genitive maantee, partitive maanteed) highway ==== Declension ==== === References === maantee in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “maantee”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From maan (“of a country”) +‎ tee (“road”). Akin to Finnish maantie and Estonian maantee. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnˌteː/, [ˈmɑːnˌteː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnˌteː/, [ˈmɑːnˌte̝ː] Rhymes: -eː Hyphenation: maan‧tee === Noun === maantee highway ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 303