Marfa
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English
Etymology
Transliteration of Russian Ма́рфа (Márfa). Doublet of Martha. The town is named after a character in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marfa
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марфа (Marfa).
- A city, the county seat of Presidio County, in far West Texas.
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Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Марфа (Marfa).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑrfɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑrfɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑrf, -ɑrfɑ
- Hyphenation: Mar‧fa
Proper noun
Marfa
- a female given name, equivalent to English Martha
Declension
| Declension of Marfa (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Marfa | Marfat |
| genitive | Marfan | Marfoin |
| partitive | Marfaa | Marfoja |
| illative | Marfaa | Marfoi |
| inessive | Marfaas | Marfois |
| elative | Marfast | Marfoist |
| allative | Marfalle | Marfoille |
| adessive | Marfaal | Marfoil |
| ablative | Marfalt | Marfoilt |
| translative | Marfaks | Marfoiks |
| essive | Marfanna, Marfaan | Marfoinna, Marfoin |
| exessive1) | Marfant | Marfoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 296