merikarhu
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Kaks merikarhua.
Finnish
Etymology
meri (“sea”) + karhu (“bear”)
Pronunciation
Noun
merikarhu
- (zoology, dated) Synonym of haaremihylje (“southern fur seal of the genus Arctocephalus”).
- (zoology, dated) Synonym of beringinhylje (“northern fur seal of the genus Callorhinus”).
- (nautical) seadog, tar (experienced sailor)
Declension
| Inflection of merikarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merikarhu | merikarhut | |
| genitive | merikarhun | merikarhujen | |
| partitive | merikarhua | merikarhuja | |
| illative | merikarhuun | merikarhuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | merikarhu | merikarhut | |
| accusative | nom. | merikarhu | merikarhut |
| gen. | merikarhun | ||
| genitive | merikarhun | merikarhujen | |
| partitive | merikarhua | merikarhuja | |
| inessive | merikarhussa | merikarhuissa | |
| elative | merikarhusta | merikarhuista | |
| illative | merikarhuun | merikarhuihin | |
| adessive | merikarhulla | merikarhuilla | |
| ablative | merikarhulta | merikarhuilta | |
| allative | merikarhulle | merikarhuille | |
| essive | merikarhuna | merikarhuina | |
| translative | merikarhuksi | merikarhuiksi | |
| abessive | merikarhutta | merikarhuitta | |
| instructive | — | merikarhuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Hypernyms
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “merikarhu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Etymology
From meri (“sea”) + karhu (“bear”), calque of translingual Ursus maritimus.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌkɑru/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌkɑrhu/,
- Rhymes: -ɑru, -ɑrhu
- Hyphenation: me‧ri‧kar‧hu
Noun
merikarhu
- polar bear
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53:
- Kylmiis poljarnois mais elää merikarhu
- The polar bear lives in cold polar lands
Declension
| Declension of merikarhu (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | merikarhu | merikarhut |
| genitive | merikarhun | merikarhuin, merikarhuloin |
| partitive | merikarhua | merikarhuja, merikarhuloja |
| illative | merikarhuu | merikarhui, merikarhuloihe |
| inessive | merikarhuus | merikarhuis, merikarhulois |
| elative | merikarhust | merikarhuist, merikarhuloist |
| allative | merikarhulle | merikarhuille, merikarhuloille |
| adessive | merikarhuul | merikarhuil, merikarhuloil |
| ablative | merikarhult | merikarhuilt, merikarhuloilt |
| translative | merikarhuks | merikarhuiks, merikarhuloiks |
| essive | merikarhunna, merikarhuun | merikarhuinna, merikarhuloinna, merikarhuin, merikarhuloin |
| exessive1) | merikarhunt | merikarhuint, merikarhuloint |
| 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. | ||