Faroese

Proper noun

Maks m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Maks: Maksson
• daughter of Maks: Maksdóttir

Declension

English

Verb

maks

1. (Wearside) third-person singular simple present indicative form of mak

Anagrams

• mask

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *maksa, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa.

Noun

maks ‎(genitive maksa, partitive maksa)

1. liver

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

maks ‎(genitive maksu, partitive maksu)

1. tax, payment

Inflection

Latvian

Naudas maks

Tabakas maks

Dokumentu maks

Etymology

From the same source as maksts (q.v.): Proto-Baltic *mak-, from Proto-Indo-European *mak- “small (leather) bag or pouch.” Cognates include Lithuanian mãkas, Old Prussian dantimax “gums” (dantis “tooth”), Old Church Slavonic мошьна ‎(mošĭna), Russian мошна ‎(moshná) “small bag or pouch,” Old High German maga, German Magen “stomach.”^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maks]

Noun

maks m (1st declension)

1. little purse, wallet, pouch (small bag-like object without a handle, usually carried in the pocket or in a purse, for keeping small objects, especially paper money or coins)

   dokumentu maks‎ ― document pouch, wallet

   bultu maks‎ ― quiver (lit. arrow pouch)

   tabakas maks, tabakmaks‎ ― tobacco pouch

   naudas maks, naudasmaks‎ ― wallet (lit. money pouch)

   (naudas)maks ar vairākiem nodalījumiem‎ ― wallet with many compartments

   ielikt (naudas)makā naudu‎ ― to put money in (one's) wallet (= money pouch)

   vecais izvilka pīpi, tabakas maku un ietaisīja dūmu‎ ― the old man pulled his pipe out, took (his) tobacco pouch and made some smoke

   bārdama bija novērojusi Nātiņu kā jautrās sabiedrības saimnieku, kas pārvalda maku, no kura tiek maksāts‎ ― the bartender had observed Nātiņš as the host of a fun company (of people) who controlled the bag from which (everybody) was paid

Declension

Derived terms

• naudasmaks, naudas maks
• tabakmaks, tabakas maks

Related terms

• maksts

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “maks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Scots

Verb

maks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of mak

Veps

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *maksa, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa.

Noun

maks

1. liver

Inflection

Derived terms

• maksanpalaine

Etymology 2

Noun

maks

1. payment
2. fee
3. bill, invoice

Inflection

Derived terms

• ezimaks
• kaičuzmaks
• tagazmaks
• vigamaks
• maksunmaht
• maksunmahtai

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “взнос, выкуп, оплата, печень, плата, счёт”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika