meirami

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish mejram, ultimately from Late Latin maiōrana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯rɑmi/, [ˈme̞i̯rɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -eirɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): mei‧ra‧mi

Noun

meirami

1. marjoram (seasoning)
2. origanum (plant of the genus Origanum)

Declension

Inflection of meirami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		meirami	meiramit
genitive		meiramin	meiramien meirameiden meirameitten
partitive		meiramia	meirameita meirameja
illative		meiramiin	meirameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		meirami	meiramit
accusative	nom.	meirami	meiramit
	gen.	meiramin
genitive		meiramin	meiramien meirameiden meirameitten
partitive		meiramia	meirameita meirameja
inessive		meiramissa	meirameissa
elative		meiramista	meirameista
illative		meiramiin	meirameihin
adessive		meiramilla	meirameilla
ablative		meiramilta	meirameilta
allative		meiramille	meirameille
essive		meiramina	meirameina
translative		meiramiksi	meirameiksi
abessive		meiramitta	meirameitta
instructive		—	meiramein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of meirami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meiramini meiramini accusative nom. meiramini meiramini gen. meiramini genitive meiramini meiramieni meirameideni meirameitteni partitive meiramiani meirameitani meiramejani inessive meiramissani meirameissani elative meiramistani meirameistani illative meiramiini meirameihini adessive meiramillani meirameillani ablative meiramiltani meirameiltani allative meiramilleni meirameilleni essive meiraminani meirameinani translative meiramikseni meirameikseni abessive meiramittani meirameittani instructive — — comitative — meirameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meiramisi meiramisi accusative nom. meiramisi meiramisi gen. meiramisi genitive meiramisi meiramiesi meirameidesi meirameittesi partitive meiramiasi meirameitasi meiramejasi inessive meiramissasi meirameissasi elative meiramistasi meirameistasi illative meiramiisi meirameihisi adessive meiramillasi meirameillasi ablative meiramiltasi meirameiltasi allative meiramillesi meirameillesi essive meiraminasi meirameinasi translative meiramiksesi meirameiksesi abessive meiramittasi meirameittasi instructive — — comitative — meirameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meiramimme meiramimme accusative nom. meiramimme meiramimme gen. meiramimme genitive meiramimme meiramiemme meirameidemme meirameittemme partitive meiramiamme meirameitamme meiramejamme inessive meiramissamme meirameissamme elative meiramistamme meirameistamme illative meiramiimme meirameihimme adessive meiramillamme meirameillamme ablative meiramiltamme meirameiltamme allative meiramillemme meirameillemme essive meiraminamme meirameinamme translative meiramiksemme meirameiksemme abessive meiramittamme meirameittamme instructive — — comitative — meirameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meiraminne meiraminne accusative nom. meiraminne meiraminne gen. meiraminne genitive meiraminne meiramienne meirameidenne meirameittenne partitive meiramianne meirameitanne meiramejanne inessive meiramissanne meirameissanne elative meiramistanne meirameistanne illative meiramiinne meirameihinne adessive meiramillanne meirameillanne ablative meiramiltanne meirameiltanne allative meiramillenne meirameillenne essive meiraminanne meirameinanne translative meiramiksenne meirameiksenne abessive meiramittanne meirameittanne instructive — — comitative — meirameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative meiraminsa meiraminsa accusative nom. meiraminsa meiraminsa gen. meiraminsa genitive meiraminsa meiramiensa meirameidensa meirameittensa partitive meiramiaan meiramiansa meirameitaan meiramejaan meirameitansa meiramejansa inessive meiramissaan meiramissansa meirameissaan meirameissansa elative meiramistaan meiramistansa meirameistaan meirameistansa illative meiramiinsa meirameihinsa adessive meiramillaan meiramillansa meirameillaan meirameillansa ablative meiramiltaan meiramiltansa meirameiltaan meirameiltansa allative meiramilleen meiramillensa meirameilleen meirameillensa essive meiraminaan meiraminansa meirameinaan meirameinansa translative meiramikseen meiramiksensa meirameikseen meirameiksensa abessive meiramittaan meiramittansa meirameittaan meirameittansa instructive — — comitative — meirameineen meirameinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kreetanmeirami
• kreikanmeirami
• kyproksenmeirami
• maustemeirami
• mäkimeirami
• syyrianmeirami
• turkinmeirami

 

Further reading

• “meirami”, 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 2023-07-03