marjaskarhu
Finnish
editEtymology
editmarja (“berry”) + -s + karhu (“bear”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmarjaskarhu
- A berry-eating bear.
- (figuratively) An irritable person.
- Huutaa kuin marjaskarhu.
- Yells like a bear that eats berries.
Declension
editInflection of marjaskarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | marjaskarhu | marjaskarhut | ||
genitive | marjaskarhun | marjaskarhujen | ||
partitive | marjaskarhua | marjaskarhuja | ||
illative | marjaskarhuun | marjaskarhuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | marjaskarhu | marjaskarhut | ||
accusative | nom. | marjaskarhu | marjaskarhut | |
gen. | marjaskarhun | |||
genitive | marjaskarhun | marjaskarhujen | ||
partitive | marjaskarhua | marjaskarhuja | ||
inessive | marjaskarhussa | marjaskarhuissa | ||
elative | marjaskarhusta | marjaskarhuista | ||
illative | marjaskarhuun | marjaskarhuihin | ||
adessive | marjaskarhulla | marjaskarhuilla | ||
ablative | marjaskarhulta | marjaskarhuilta | ||
allative | marjaskarhulle | marjaskarhuille | ||
essive | marjaskarhuna | marjaskarhuina | ||
translative | marjaskarhuksi | marjaskarhuiksi | ||
abessive | marjaskarhutta | marjaskarhuitta | ||
instructive | — | marjaskarhuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
References
edit- “marjaskarhu”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.
Further reading
edit- “marjaskarhu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03