# Maine
## English
### Etymology 1

The US state is from French Maine, named by its French explorers after the province in France with the same name; unrelated to the name of the river that flows through it. From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century.

#### Pronunciation

* (province of France):
** IPA: /mɛn/, /meɪn/
* (place in the United States):
** (UK, US) IPA: /meɪn/
** Audio (US):(file)
** Rhymes: -eɪn
** Homophones: main, mane

#### Proper noun

Maine
* A former province of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans.
* A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland.
    Holonym: New England
* A town in New York.
* A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; named for the state.
* A river in Maine, United States, flowing 5.5 miles from Pocomoonshine Lake in Princeton into Crawford Lake in Crawford.
* University of Maine.

##### Derived terms

* Bas-Maine
* Haut-Maine
* Maine Coon
* Maine-et-Loire
* Mainer
* Mainiot
* Mainiote
* ME

##### See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text) :
* States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* Federal district: Washington, D.C.
* Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

#### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Maine”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

#### Further reading

* Maine, Outagamie County, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Maine, New York on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Maine River (Maine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2

From French Maine, from earlier Maienne, from Latin Meduāna, of uncertain origin. Doublet of Mayenne. Unrelated to the French province of the same name.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛːn/

#### Proper noun

Maine
* A river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire.

##### Derived terms

* Maine-et-Loire

### Etymology 3
#### Proper noun

Maine
* A Scottish and English surname from Old French, a variant of Main.
* A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin; named for county sheriff Uriah E. Maine.

#### Further reading

* Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 4

From Irish An Mhaing

#### Proper noun

Maine
* A river in County Kerry, Ireland, flowing 43 km from Tobermaing into the Atlantic at Castlemaine.

##### Derived terms

* Castlemaine

##### Translations
### Etymology 5

From Old Irish Maine.

#### Proper noun

Maine
* A male given name from Old Irish, of historical usage, notably borne by Irish kings Maine mac Cerbaill and Maine mac Néill.

### Etymology 6
#### Proper noun

Maine
* Alternative form of Main: A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

### Anagrams

* minæ, minae, I mean, amine, animé, -amine, manie, Emina, anime

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Maine.

### Proper noun

Maine ?
* Maine (a river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire)
* Maine (A traditional region of France, now in Pays de la Loire.)
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

#### Derived terms

* Maine i Loira

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Maine.

### Proper noun

Maine (genitive Maines)
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Maine.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmei̯n/, [ˈme̞i̯n] (inflects like risti)
* IPA: /ˈmɑi̯ne/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯ne̞] (rare)
* Rhymes: -ein

### Proper noun

Maine
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)
* Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Maine (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maineni
accusative
nom.
Maineni
gen.
Maineni
genitive
Maineni
partitive
Maineani
inessive
Mainessani
elative
Mainestani
illative
Maineeni
adessive
Mainellani
ablative
Maineltani
allative
Mainelleni
essive
Mainenani
translative
Mainekseni
abessive
Mainettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mainesi
accusative
nom.
Mainesi
gen.
Mainesi
genitive
Mainesi
partitive
Maineasi
inessive
Mainessasi
elative
Mainestasi
illative
Maineesi
adessive
Mainellasi
ablative
Maineltasi
allative
Mainellesi
essive
Mainenasi
translative
Maineksesi
abessive
Mainettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mainemme
accusative
nom.
Mainemme
gen.
Mainemme
genitive
Mainemme
partitive
Maineamme
inessive
Mainessamme
elative
Mainestamme
illative
Maineemme
adessive
Mainellamme
ablative
Maineltamme
allative
Mainellemme
essive
Mainenamme
translative
Maineksemme
abessive
Mainettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mainenne
accusative
nom.
Mainenne
gen.
Mainenne
genitive
Mainenne
partitive
Maineanne
inessive
Mainessanne
elative
Mainestanne
illative
Maineenne
adessive
Mainellanne
ablative
Maineltanne
allative
Mainellenne
essive
Mainenanne
translative
Maineksenne
abessive
Mainettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mainensa
accusative
nom.
Mainensa
gen.
Mainensa
genitive
Mainensa
partitive
Maineaan Maineansa
inessive
Mainessaan Mainessansa
elative
Mainestaan Mainestansa
illative
Maineensa
adessive
Mainellaan Mainellansa
ablative
Maineltaan Maineltansa
allative
Mainelleen Mainellensa
essive
Mainenaan Mainenansa
translative
Mainekseen Maineksensa
abessive
Mainettaan Mainettansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* Minea, Naemi, anime

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛn/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century.

#### Proper noun

Maine m
* Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

### Etymology 2

From earlier Maienne, from Latin Meduāna, of uncertain origin. Doublet of Mayenne.

#### Proper noun

Maine f
* Maine (a river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire)

##### Derived terms

* Maine-et-Loire

### Anagrams

* anime, animé, en ami, manie, manié, menai

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Maine
* (archaic) dative singular of Main

## Hawaiian
### Alternative forms

* Meine

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmai̯.ne/, [ˈmɐj.ne], [ˈmɛj.ne] (rapid speech)

### Proper noun

Maine
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

### References

* Hawaiian Language Committee, compilers (2003), Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary‎, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Maine.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛjn/, /ˈmejn/
* Rhymes: -ɛjn, -ejn

### Proper noun

Maine m
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

### Anagrams

* ameni, anime, emani, emina, manie, menai

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛjn/
* Rhymes: -ɛjn
* Syllabification: Maine

### Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English Maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica.

#### Proper noun

Maine n (indeclinable)
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica.

#### Proper noun

Maine n (indeclinable)
* Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)

### Further reading

* Maine in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Maine.

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐj.nɨ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐj.nɨ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈmej.nɨ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈmej.nɨ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈme.nɨ/

### Proper noun

Maine
* Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)

### Proper noun

Maine m
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mejn]

### Proper noun

Maine m inan (genitive singular Mainu, declension pattern of dub)
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

### References

* “Maine”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Maine.

### Proper noun

Maine ?
* Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

#### Related terms

* mainés

#### See also

* Maine on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$