madal

English

Noun

madal (plural madals)

1. A type of drum used in Nepalese folk music.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala.

Adjective

madal (genitive madala, partitive madalat, comparative madalam, superlative kõige madalam)

1. low (close to the ground)
2. shallow

Inflection

Declension of madal (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		madal	madalad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	madala
genitive			madalate
partitive		madalat	madalaid
illative		madalasse	madalatesse madalaisse
inessive		madalas	madalates madalais
elative		madalast	madalatest madalaist
allative		madalale	madalatele madalaile
adessive		madalal	madalatel madalail
ablative		madalalt	madalatelt madalailt
translative		madalaks	madalateks madalaiks
terminative		madalani	madalateni
essive		madalana	madalatena
abessive		madalata	madalateta
comitative		madalaga	madalatega

Derived terms

• Madalmaad

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala. Cognates include Finnish matala and Estonian madal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdɑl/
• Hyphenation: ma‧dal
• Rhymes: -ɑdɑl

Adjective

madal (genitive madalan, partitive madalua, comparative madalembi, superlative madalin)

1. low
2. shallow
3. (acoustics) low

Noun

madal (genitive madalan, partitive madalua)

1. shallow, shoal

Declension

Declension of madal (Type 5/ikkun, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	madal	madalat
genitive	madalan	madaloin
partitive	madalua	madaloi
illative	madalah	madaloih
inessive	madalas	madalois
elative	madalaspäi	madaloispäi
allative	madalale	madaloile
adessive	madalal	madaloil
ablative	madalalpäi	madaloilpäi
translative	madalakse	madaloikse
essive	madalannu	madaloinnu
abessive	madalattah	madaloittah
comitative	madalanke	madaloinke
instructive		madaloin
prolative	madalači

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “madal”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala.

Adjective

madal

1. low

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala.

Adjective

madal

1. low
2. shallow

Declension

Inflection of madal (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	madal
genitive sing.	madalan
partitive sing.	madalad
partitive plur.	madalid
	singular	plural
nominative	madal	madalad
accusative	madalan	madalad
genitive	madalan	madaliden
partitive	madalad	madalid
essive-instructive	madalan	madalin
translative	madalaks	madalikš
inessive	madalas	madališ
elative	madalaspäi	madališpäi
illative	madalaha madalha	madalihe
adessive	madalal	madalil
ablative	madalalpäi	madalilpäi
allative	madalale	madalile
abessive	madalata	madalita
comitative	madalanke	madalidenke
prolative	madaladme	madalidme
approximative I	madalanno	madalidenno
approximative II	madalannoks	madalidennoks
egressive	madalannopäi	madalidennopäi
terminative I	madalahasai madalhasai	madalihesai
terminative II	madalalesai	madalilesai
terminative III	madalassai	—
additive I	madalahapäi madalhapäi	madalihepäi
additive II	madalalepäi	madalilepäi