metsälliin

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Ingrian

Etymology

From metsä (forest) +‎ -lliin. Akin to Estonian metsäline.

Pronunciation

Adjective

metsälliin (comparative metsällisemp)

  1. savage; bad-mannered

Declension

Declension of metsälliin (type 1/jokahiin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative metsälliin metsälliset
genitive metsällisen metsällissiin
partitive metsällistä, metsällist metsällissiä
illative metsällissee metsällissii
inessive metsällises metsällisis
elative metsällisest metsällisist
allative metsälliselle metsällisille
adessive metsällisel metsällisil
ablative metsälliselt metsällisilt
translative metsälliseks metsällisiks
essive metsällisennä, metsällisseen metsällisinnä, metsällissiin
exessive1) metsällisent metsällisint
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 307