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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian моро́женое (moróženoje, “ice cream”).
Pronunciation
Noun
marosi (dialectal, obsolete)
- (Central Karelian Isthmus) ice cream
- Synonyms: see jäätelö
1942, “Niet Molotoff”, Tatu Pekkarinen, Robert von Essen (lyrics), Matti Jurva (music), performed by Matti Jurva and Kristalli-tanssiorkesteri:Finlandia, Finlandia, sinne taas matkalla oli Iivana; Kun Molotoffi lupas: "Juu kaikki harosii; huomenna jo Helsingissä syödään marosii"; Njet Molotoff, njet Molotoff, valehtelit enemmän kuin itse Bobrikov.- Finlandiya, Finlandiya, thereto was on his way Ivan; 'Cause Molotov promised: "Yes, everything kharoshiy; tomorrow we will eat ice cream in Helsinki; Nyet Molotov, nyet Molotov, you lied more than Bobrikov himself.
Usage notes
- The Karelian Isthmus was ceded to the Soviet Union after WWII and the population was transferred to other parts of Finland. As a result, the whole dialect is all but disappeared and this word is hardly known by current speakers. It is chiefly known through the WWII propaganda song cited above.
- In the quotation above, marosii is a dialectal spelling in partitive singular.
Declension
Note: this table shows the declension as if the word were inflected like a standard language word. Any reader who knows the Karelian Isthmus spelling is encouraged to give his comments on Wiktionary's Feedback -page.
References
- Русские заимствования в диалекте средней части Карельского перешейка (Russian loanwords in the dialect of Central Karelian Isthmus), a thesis work in Russian by Ilona Antila, University of Tampere, 2007, p.44
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Italian
Noun
marosi m
- plural of maroso
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