maatiainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Probably maa +‎ -iainen. The -t- is of unknown origin, but likely serves an epenthetic purpose; it could be from maataa, a dialectal verb meaning "to crawl on the ground", which would make maatiainen equivalent to maa +‎ -taa +‎ -iainen. In that case, the dialectal sense "stunted, short" may be the original meaning. First attested in an 1833 dictionary compiled by Abraham Poppius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑːtiɑi̯nen/, [ˈmɑ̝ːt̪iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑinen Syllabification(key): maa‧ti‧ai‧nen Hyphenation(key): maa‧ti‧ai‧nen === Noun === maatiainen landrace (any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment) Synonym: maatiaisrotu (often derogatory) synonym of maalainen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “maatiainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Anagrams === aitaaminen