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Definition 2024

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maamassa

(engineering, construction, mining) A large quantity of soil which needs to be, is being or has been removed from one place to another, or is subject to some other kind of action, such as clean-up or research.
(geology) landmass (large continuous area of land, such as a continent or large island)

Inflection of maamassa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maamassa	maamassat
genitive		maamassan	maamassojen
partitive		maamassaa	maamassoja
illative		maamassaan	maamassoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maamassa	maamassat
accusative	nom.	maamassa	maamassat
accusative	gen.	maamassan	maamassat
genitive		maamassan	maamassojen maamassain^rare
partitive		maamassaa	maamassoja
inessive		maamassassa	maamassoissa
elative		maamassasta	maamassoista
illative		maamassaan	maamassoihin
adessive		maamassalla	maamassoilla
ablative		maamassalta	maamassoilta
allative		maamassalle	maamassoille
essive		maamassana	maamassoina
translative		maamassaksi	maamassoiksi
instructive		—	maamassoin
abessive		maamassatta	maamassoitta
comitative		—	maamassoineen

(large quantity of soil): This is a technical term. The word maa ‎(“soil”) would ordinarily be used.