merenranta

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Finnish

Etymology

meren (of sea) +‎ ranta (shore)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmerenˌrɑntɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
  • Syllabification(key): me‧ren‧ran‧ta

Noun

merenranta

  1. seashore
  2. (as modifier) seafront; oceanfront
    merenrantakiinteistöseafront property

Declension

Inflection of merenranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative merenranta merenrannat
genitive merenrannan merenrantojen
partitive merenrantaa merenrantoja
illative merenrantaan merenrantoihin
singular plural
nominative merenranta merenrannat
accusative nom. merenranta merenrannat
gen. merenrannan
genitive merenrannan merenrantojen
merenrantain rare
partitive merenrantaa merenrantoja
inessive merenrannassa merenrannoissa
elative merenrannasta merenrannoista
illative merenrantaan merenrantoihin
adessive merenrannalla merenrannoilla
ablative merenrannalta merenrannoilta
allative merenrannalle merenrannoille
essive merenrantana merenrantoina
translative merenrannaksi merenrannoiksi
abessive merenrannatta merenrannoitta
instructive merenrannoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of merenranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From meren (of sea) +‎ ranta (shore).

Pronunciation

Noun

merenranta

  1. seashore

Declension

Declension of merenranta (type 3/kana, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative merenranta merenrannat
genitive merenrannan merenrantoin
partitive merenrantaa merenrantoja
illative merenrantaa merenrantoi
inessive merenrannaas merenrannois
elative merenrannast merenrannoist
allative merenrannalle merenrannoille
adessive merenrannaal merenrannoil
ablative merenrannalt merenrannoilt
translative merenrannaks merenrannoiks
essive merenrantanna, merenrantaan merenrantoinna, merenrantoin
exessive1) merenrantant merenrantoint
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 305