metso

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meccoi. Cognates include Ingrian metso, Livvi mečoi, Veps mecoi, Votic mettso, Ludian metšoi, Karelian meččo and possibly also Estonian metsis. Superficially metsä +‎ -o, but probably rather a folk-etymological adaptation of *mët'os.

Pronunciation

Noun

metso

  1. wood grouse, capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus (large, black bird of grouse family)

Declension

Inflection of metso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative metso metsot
genitive metson metsojen
partitive metsoa metsoja
illative metsoon metsoihin
singular plural
nominative metso metsot
accusative nom. metso metsot
gen. metson
genitive metson metsojen
partitive metsoa metsoja
inessive metsossa metsoissa
elative metsosta metsoista
illative metsoon metsoihin
adessive metsolla metsoilla
ablative metsolta metsoilta
allative metsolle metsoille
essive metsona metsoina
translative metsoksi metsoiksi
abessive metsotta metsoitta
instructive metsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of metso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative metsoni metsoni
accusative nom. metsoni metsoni
gen. metsoni
genitive metsoni metsojeni
partitive metsoani metsojani
inessive metsossani metsoissani
elative metsostani metsoistani
illative metsooni metsoihini
adessive metsollani metsoillani
ablative metsoltani metsoiltani
allative metsolleni metsoilleni
essive metsonani metsoinani
translative metsokseni metsoikseni
abessive metsottani metsoittani
instructive
comitative metsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative metsosi metsosi
accusative nom. metsosi metsosi
gen. metsosi
genitive metsosi metsojesi
partitive metsoasi metsojasi
inessive metsossasi metsoissasi
elative metsostasi metsoistasi
illative metsoosi metsoihisi
adessive metsollasi metsoillasi
ablative metsoltasi metsoiltasi
allative metsollesi metsoillesi
essive metsonasi metsoinasi
translative metsoksesi metsoiksesi
abessive metsottasi metsoittasi
instructive
comitative metsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative metsomme metsomme
accusative nom. metsomme metsomme
gen. metsomme
genitive metsomme metsojemme
partitive metsoamme metsojamme
inessive metsossamme metsoissamme
elative metsostamme metsoistamme
illative metsoomme metsoihimme
adessive metsollamme metsoillamme
ablative metsoltamme metsoiltamme
allative metsollemme metsoillemme
essive metsonamme metsoinamme
translative metsoksemme metsoiksemme
abessive metsottamme metsoittamme
instructive
comitative metsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative metsonne metsonne
accusative nom. metsonne metsonne
gen. metsonne
genitive metsonne metsojenne
partitive metsoanne metsojanne
inessive metsossanne metsoissanne
elative metsostanne metsoistanne
illative metsoonne metsoihinne
adessive metsollanne metsoillanne
ablative metsoltanne metsoiltanne
allative metsollenne metsoillenne
essive metsonanne metsoinanne
translative metsoksenne metsoiksenne
abessive metsottanne metsoittanne
instructive
comitative metsoinenne

Hyponyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mèː.(t)sʼóː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

mḕtsō m (possessed form mḕtson)

  1. caracal

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 155.

Ingrian

Metso (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meccoi, equivalent to metsä (forest) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish metso and Veps mecoi.

Pronunciation

Noun

metso

  1. capercaillie
  2. (folk poetic) Synonym of metsä

Declension

Declension of metso (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative metso metsot
genitive metson metsoin, metsoloin
partitive metsoa metsoja, metsoloja
illative metsoo metsoi, metsoloihe
inessive metsoos metsois, metsolois
elative metsost metsoist, metsoloist
allative metsolle metsoille, metsoloille
adessive metsool metsoil, metsoloil
ablative metsolt metsoilt, metsoloilt
translative metsoks metsoiks, metsoloiks
essive metsonna, metsoon metsoinna, metsoloinna, metsoin, metsoloin
exessive1) metsont metsoint, metsoloint
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

References

  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “мецца”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи, Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ, page 681
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307