merta
See also: mertâ
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *mërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Swedish mjärde (“pot, trap”).
Noun edit
merta
- pot (a trap for fishing crabs, fish, etc.)
Declension edit
Inflection of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
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nominative | merta | merrat | ||
genitive | merran | mertojen | ||
partitive | mertaa | mertoja | ||
illative | mertaan | mertoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | merta | merrat | ||
accusative | nom. | merta | merrat | |
gen. | merran | |||
genitive | merran | mertojen mertainrare | ||
partitive | mertaa | mertoja | ||
inessive | merrassa | merroissa | ||
elative | merrasta | merroista | ||
illative | mertaan | mertoihin | ||
adessive | merralla | merroilla | ||
ablative | merralta | merroilta | ||
allative | merralle | merroille | ||
essive | mertana | mertoina | ||
translative | merraksi | merroiksi | ||
abessive | merratta | merroitta | ||
instructive | — | merroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “merta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
merta
Usage notes edit
- This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**mertä) according to vowel harmony.
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *mërta (“fish trap”). Cognates include Finnish merta and Estonian mõrd.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
- Hyphenation: mer‧ta
Noun edit
merta
- basket
- Paa marjat mertaa! ― Put the berries in the basket!
- (Ala-Laukaa) a type of fish trap used to catch lampreys
Declension edit
Declension of merta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | merta | merrat |
genitive | merran | mertoin |
partitive | mertaa | mertoja |
illative | mertaa | mertoi |
inessive | merraas | merrois |
elative | merrast | merroist |
allative | merralle | merroille |
adessive | merraal | merroil |
ablative | merralt | merroilt |
translative | merraks | merroiks |
essive | mertanna, mertaan | mertoinna, mertoin |
exessive1) | mertant | mertoint |
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 edit
- (diminutive) mertain
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304