Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From marja (berry) +‎ merta (basket).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

marjamerta

  1. basket for collecting berries

Declension edit

Declension of marjamerta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative marjamerta marjamerrat
genitive marjamerran marjamertoin
partitive marjamertaa marjamertoja
illative marjamertaa marjamertoi
inessive marjamerraas marjamerrois
elative marjamerrast marjamerroist
allative marjamerralle marjamerroille
adessive marjamerraal marjamerroil
ablative marjamerralt marjamerroilt
translative marjamerraks marjamerroiks
essive marjamertanna, marjamertaan marjamertoinna, marjamertoin
exessive1) marjamertant marjamertoint
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 edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 297