meri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "meri"

English

Noun

meri

plural of merus

Anagrams

IMer, Meir, Mire, Remi, emir, mire, reim, riem, rime

Ajië

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Adjective

meri

dry

References

Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Besisi

Etymology

From Proto-Aslian *bəriʔ (“forest”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“forest”).

Noun

meri

forest

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri (genitive mere, partitive merd)

sea

Declension

Declension of meri (ÕS type 20/meri, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		meri	mered
accusative	nom.	meri
accusative	gen.	mere
genitive		mere	merede
partitive		merd	meresid
illative		merre meresse	meredesse
inessive		meres	meredes
elative		merest	meredest
allative		merele	meredele
adessive		merel	meredel
ablative		merelt	meredelt
translative		mereks	meredeks
terminative		mereni	meredeni
essive		merena	meredena
abessive		mereta	meredeta
comitative		merega	meredega

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri, borrowed from some Indo-European language (probably Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeri/,
Rhymes: -eri
Syllabification^(key): me‧ri

Noun

meri

sea (a single area or the seas altogether)

Declension

Inflection of meri (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		meri	meret
genitive		meren	merien merten
partitive		merta	meriä
illative		mereen	meriin
		singular	plural
nominative		meri	meret
accusative	nom.	meri	meret
accusative	gen.	meren	meret
genitive		meren	merien merten
partitive		merta	meriä
inessive		meressä	merissä
elative		merestä	meristä
illative		mereen	meriin
adessive		merellä	merillä
ablative		mereltä	meriltä
allative		merelle	merille
essive		merenä	merinä
translative		mereksi	meriksi
abessive		merettä	merittä
instructive		—	merin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of meri (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mereni	mereni
accusative	nom.	mereni	mereni
accusative	gen.	mereni	mereni
genitive		mereni	merieni merteni
partitive		mertani	meriäni
inessive		meressäni	merissäni
elative		merestäni	meristäni
illative		mereeni	meriini
adessive		merelläni	merilläni
ablative		mereltäni	meriltäni
allative		merelleni	merilleni
essive		merenäni	merinäni
translative		merekseni	merikseni
abessive		merettäni	merittäni
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	merineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		meresi	meresi
accusative	nom.	meresi	meresi
accusative	gen.	meresi	meresi
genitive		meresi	meriesi mertesi
partitive		mertasi	meriäsi
inessive		meressäsi	merissäsi
elative		merestäsi	meristäsi
illative		mereesi	meriisi
adessive		merelläsi	merilläsi
ablative		mereltäsi	meriltäsi
allative		merellesi	merillesi
essive		merenäsi	merinäsi
translative		mereksesi	meriksesi
abessive		merettäsi	merittäsi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	merinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		meremme	meremme
accusative	nom.	meremme	meremme
accusative	gen.	meremme	meremme
genitive		meremme	meriemme mertemme
partitive		mertamme	meriämme
inessive		meressämme	merissämme
elative		merestämme	meristämme
illative		mereemme	meriimme
adessive		merellämme	merillämme
ablative		mereltämme	meriltämme
allative		merellemme	merillemme
essive		merenämme	merinämme
translative		mereksemme	meriksemme
abessive		merettämme	merittämme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	merinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		merenne	merenne
accusative	nom.	merenne	merenne
accusative	gen.	merenne	merenne
genitive		merenne	merienne mertenne
partitive		mertanne	meriänne
inessive		meressänne	merissänne
elative		merestänne	meristänne
illative		mereenne	meriinne
adessive		merellänne	merillänne
ablative		mereltänne	meriltänne
allative		merellenne	merillenne
essive		merenänne	merinänne
translative		mereksenne	meriksenne
abessive		merettänne	merittänne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	merinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		merensä	merensä
accusative	nom.	merensä	merensä
accusative	gen.	merensä	merensä
genitive		merensä	meriensä mertensä
partitive		mertaan mertansa	meriään meriänsä
inessive		meressään meressänsä	merissään merissänsä
elative		merestään merestänsä	meristään meristänsä
illative		mereensä	meriinsä
adessive		merellään merellänsä	merillään merillänsä
ablative		mereltään mereltänsä	meriltään meriltänsä
allative		merelleen merellensä	merilleen merillensä
essive		merenään merenänsä	merinään merinänsä
translative		merekseen mereksensä	merikseen meriksensä
abessive		merettään merettänsä	merittään merittänsä
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	merineen merinensä

Note the grammatical exception: this word is front-vocalic in all forms (e.g. meressä) except the partitive singular, in which back vowels are used (merta instead of **mertä).

Derived terms

adjectives

adverbs

meritse

proper nouns

compounds

References

^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*meri”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)
^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Hungarian

Etymology

mer (“to dare; to scoop, ladle”) +‎ -i (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Hyphenation: me‧ri
Rhymes: -ri

Verb

meri

third-person singular indicative present definite of mer

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːrɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛːrɪ

Noun

meri f (genitive singular merar, nominative plural merar)

mare, female horse
Synonym: hryssa

Declension

declension of meri

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s1	singular		plural
nominative	meri	merin	merar	merarnar
accusative	meri	merina	merar	merarnar
dative	meri	merinni	merum	merunum
genitive	merar	merarinnar	mera	meranna

Anagrams

ermi, meir, reim

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri. Cognates include Finnish meri and Estonian meri.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmeri/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmeri/,
Rhymes: -eri
Hyphenation: me‧ri

Noun

meri

sea
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20:
  Vene ono merel. Levo ono merel.
  The boat is at sea. Levo is at sea.
- 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28:
  Merilöin rannoil ono meil paljo suurii linnoja — ono Leningrad, ono Sevastopol, ono paljo muita, niitä kera pittää puulustaa.
  At the shores of the seas we have many big cities — we have Leningrad, we have Sevastopol, we have much more, whom they also need to defend.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 107:
  Kaik noisi elloo i meri, i metsä, i maa.
  Everything brings life, the sea and the forest and the land.

Declension

Declension of meri (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	meri	meret
genitive	meren	merriin, merilöin
partitive	mertä, mert	merriä, merilöjä
illative	merree	merrii, merilöihe
inessive	meres	meris, merilöis
elative	merest	merist, merilöist
allative	merelle	merille, merilöille
adessive	merel	meril, merilöil
ablative	merelt	merilt, merilöilt
translative	mereks	meriks, merilöiks
essive	merennä, merreen	merinnä, merilöinnä, merriin, merilöin
exessive¹⁾	merent	merint, merilöint
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.

Synonyms

(folk poetic) mero

Derived terms

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 86
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 305
Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 80

Italian

Adjective

meri

masculine plural of mero

Anagrams

ermi, mire, remi, rime

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri (genitive meren, partitive mertä)

sea

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.riː/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ri/,

Noun

merī

genitive singular of merum

Adjective

merī

inflection of merus:
1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri

sea

Middle English

Adjective

meri

Alternative form of mery

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mari.

Noun

meri n

lake, sea

Derived terms

merikalf (“seal”)
*meriska (“low-lying pasture near water”)
meriswīn (“porpoise”)
*merithi (“pool, group of offshoots of a river”)

Descendants

Middle Dutch: mēre, mare
- Dutch: meer, (regional) maar

References

“meri”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Romanian

Noun

meri m pl

plural of măr

Sardinian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin meridies

Noun

meri

afternoon

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

meri (Cyrillic spelling мери)

inflection of meriti:
1. third-person singular present
2. second-person singular imperative

Sranan Tongo

Verb

meri

to touch

Sundanese

Noun

meri

duck
teal

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English Mary. Attested in St. Johnston (1927:72) in reference to Solomon Islands laborers.

Noun

meri

woman
Coordinate term: man
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:22:
  Orait God i wokim wanpela meri long dispela bun em i bin kisim long man, na bihain em i bringim meri i go long man.
  →New International Version translation
wife
Coordinate terms: man, maritman
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:17:
  Na God i tokim Adam olsem, “Yu bin harim tok bilong meri bilong yu, na yu bin kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai mi bin tambuim yu long kaikai. Olsem na nau bai mi bagarapim graun, na ol kaikai bai i no inap kamap gut long en. Oltaim bai yu wok hat tru bilong mekim kaikai i kamap long graun.
  →New International Version translation

Adjective

meri

female
Coordinate term: man

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

From Armenian մարի (mari, “hen, female of any bird”).

Noun

meri (definite accusative meriyi, plural meriler)

(dialect, Elazığ, Malatya, Maraş) female partridge

References

“meri (V)”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 9, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1977

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri

sea

Inflection

Inflection of meri (inflection type 4/meri)
nominative sing.	meri
genitive sing.	meren
partitive sing.	mert
partitive plur.	merid
	singular	plural
nominative	meri	mered
accusative	meren	mered
genitive	meren	meriden
partitive	mert	merid
essive-instructive	meren	merin
translative	mereks	merikš

inessive	meres	meriš
elative	merespäi	merišpäi
illative	merehe	merihe

adessive	merel	meril
ablative	merelpäi	merilpäi
allative	merele	merile

abessive	mereta	merita
comitative	merenke	meridenke
prolative	mertme	meridme

approximative I	merenno	meridenno
approximative II	merennoks	meridennoks
egressive	merennopäi	meridennopäi

terminative I	merehesai	merihesai
terminative II	merelesai	merilesai
terminative III	meressai	—

additive I	merehepäi	merihepäi
additive II	merelepäi	merilepäi

Derived terms

References

Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “море”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri (genitive mere, partitive merd)

sea

Inflection

Inflection of meri

	singular	plural
nominative	meri	mereq
accusative	mere	mereq
genitive	mere	meri merde
partitive	merd	meri
illative	merde	meri merihe
inessive	meren merehn	merin merden merihn merdehn
elative	merest	merist merdest
allative	merele	merile merdele
adessive	merel	meril merdel
ablative	merelt	merilt merdelt
translative	meres	meris merdes
terminative	mereniq	meriniq merdeniq
abessive	mereldäq	merildäq merdeldäq
comitative	meregäq	merigäq merdegäq

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈmeri/,
Rhymes: -eri
Hyphenation: me‧ri

Noun

meri

sea

Inflection

Declension of meri (type X/tuli, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	meri	mered
genitive	mere	merije, merii
partitive	merte	meriite, merii
illative	merre, merrese	meriise
inessive	merez	meriiz
elative	meresse	meriisse
allative	merele	meriile
adessive	merelle	meriille
ablative	merelte	meriilte
translative	meressi	meriissi
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the terminative** is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ^*) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

[1] Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*meri”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

[2] Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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