merimees
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From meri (“sea”) + mees (“man”). Akin to Finnish merimies.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌmeːs/, [ˈme̞riˌmeːz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌmeːs/, [ˈme̞riˌme̝ːʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -eːs
- Hyphenation: me‧ri‧mees
Noun edit
merimees
Declension edit
| Declension of merimees (type 2/mees, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | merimees | merimeehet |
| genitive | merimeehen | merimeehiin |
| partitive | merimeestä, merimeest | merimeehiä |
| illative | merimeehee | merimeehii |
| inessive | merimeehees | merimeehiis |
| elative | merimeehest | merimeehist |
| allative | merimeehelle | merimeehille |
| adessive | merimeeheel | merimeehiil |
| ablative | merimeehelt | merimeehilt |
| translative | merimeeheks | merimeehiks |
| essive | merimeehennä, merimeeheen | merimeehinnä, merimeehiin |
| exessive1) | merimeehent | merimeehint |
| 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 305