From mets + -is. Compare Finnish metso and Ingrian metsoi. Alternatively a derivation from mõtus, reanalysed as a derivation of mets.
metsis (genitive metsise, partitive metsist)
Declension of metsis (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | metsis | metsised | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | metsise | ||
genitive | metsiste | ||
partitive | metsist | metsiseid | |
illative | metsisesse | metsistesse metsiseisse | |
inessive | metsises | metsistes metsiseis | |
elative | metsisest | metsistest metsiseist | |
allative | metsisele | metsistele metsiseile | |
adessive | metsisel | metsistel metsiseil | |
ablative | metsiselt | metsistelt metsiseilt | |
translative | metsiseks | metsisteks metsiseiks | |
terminative | metsiseni | metsisteni | |
essive | metsisena | metsistena | |
abessive | metsiseta | metsisteta | |
comitative | metsisega | metsistega |