marja (“berry”) + pussi (“bag”). The card game is a four-hand variant of a German card game named after French mariage (“marriage”), so called because a "marriage" of king and queen of the same color is an advantageous combination in it. The game was described in Frauenzimmer-Lexicon of 1715, and a currently played variant of it is known in Germany as Sechsundsechzig (“sixty-six”). The Finnish word marjapussi sounds somewhat similar and has become the Finnish name of this game.
marjapussi
Inflection of marjapussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | marjapussi | marjapussit | |
genitive | marjapussin | marjapussien | |
partitive | marjapussia | marjapusseja | |
illative | marjapussiin | marjapusseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | marjapussi | marjapussit | |
accusative | nom. | marjapussi | marjapussit |
gen. | marjapussin | ||
genitive | marjapussin | marjapussien | |
partitive | marjapussia | marjapusseja | |
inessive | marjapussissa | marjapusseissa | |
elative | marjapussista | marjapusseista | |
illative | marjapussiin | marjapusseihin | |
adessive | marjapussilla | marjapusseilla | |
ablative | marjapussilta | marjapusseilta | |
allative | marjapussille | marjapusseille | |
essive | marjapussina | marjapusseina | |
translative | marjapussiksi | marjapusseiksi | |
abessive | marjapussitta | marjapusseitta | |
instructive | — | marjapussein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |