merta
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Merta.
See also: mertâ
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *mërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic , whence Swedish mjärde (“pot, trap”).
Noun
merta
- pot (a trap for fishing crabs, fish, etc.)
Declension
| Inflection of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merta | merrat | ||
| genitive | merran | mertojen | ||
| partitive | mertaa | mertoja | ||
| illative | mertaan | mertoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | merta | merrat | ||
| accusative | nom. | merta | merrat | |
| gen. | merran | |||
| genitive | merran | mertojen mertainrare | ||
| partitive | mertaa | mertoja | ||
| inessive | merrassa | merroissa | ||
| elative | merrasta | merroista | ||
| illative | mertaan | mertoihin | ||
| adessive | merralla | merroilla | ||
| ablative | merralta | merroilta | ||
| allative | merralle | merroille | ||
| essive | mertana | mertoina | ||
| translative | merraksi | merroiksi | ||
| abessive | merratta | merroitta | ||
| instructive | — | merroin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “merta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Noun
merta
Usage notes
- This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**mertä) according to vowel harmony.
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *mërta (“fish trap”). Cognates include Finnish merta and Estonian mõrd.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
- Hyphenation: mer‧ta
Noun
merta
- basket
- Paa marjat mertaa! ― Put the berries in the basket!
- (Ala-Laukaa) a type of fish trap used to catch lampreys
Declension
| Declension of merta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | merta | merrat |
| genitive | merran | mertoin |
| partitive | mertaa | mertoja |
| illative | mertaa | mertoi |
| inessive | merraas | merrois |
| elative | merrast | merroist |
| allative | merralle | merroille |
| adessive | merraal | merroil |
| ablative | merralt | merroilt |
| translative | merraks | merroiks |
| essive | mertanna, mertaan | mertoinna, mertoin |
| exessive1) | mertant | mertoint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
- (diminutive) mertain