meerâ

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Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mearë.

Pronunciation

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Noun

meeṛâ

  1. sea

Inflection

Even â-stem, -r gradation
Nominative meeṛâ
Genitive meerâ
Singular Plural
Nominative meeṛâ meerah
Accusative meerâ meerâid
Genitive meerâ merâi
meerâi
Illative meeṛân meeráid
Locative meerâst meerâin
Comitative meeráin merâiguin
Abessive merâttáá merâittáá
Essive meerrân
Partitive meerrâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Derived terms

Further reading

  • meerâ in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje, Tromsø: UiT
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland