maatiainen

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • landrace any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment
  • (pejorative) .

Etymology

Affix from Finnish maa (land, earth, country, ground, soil, of land, nation, of earth, country's, earth's, of country) + Finnish tiainen (tit).

Origin

Finnish

tiainen

Gloss

tit

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