Ingrian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From metso (capercaillie; forest) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

metsoin

  1. Diminutive of metso:
    1. little capercaillie
    2. (folk poetic) little forest
Declension edit
Declension of metsoin (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative metsoin metsoiset
genitive metsoisen metsoisiin
partitive metsoista, metsoist metsoisia
illative metsoisee metsoisii
inessive metsoisees metsoisiis
elative metsoisest metsoisist
allative metsoiselle metsoisille
adessive metsoiseel metsoisiil
ablative metsoiselt metsoisilt
translative metsoiseks metsoisiks
essive metsoisenna, metsoiseen metsoisinna, metsoisiin
exessive1) metsoisent metsoisint
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.

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

metsoin

  1. genitive plural of metso
  2. Alternative spelling of metsoinna