merileijona

Finnish

Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ leijona (“lion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌlei̯jonɑ/, [ˈme̞riˌle̞i̯j(ː)o̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eijonɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ri‧lei‧jo‧na

Noun

merileijona (dated)

1. sea lion (certain seals in the family Otariidae)

Declension

Inflection of merileijona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		merileijona	merileijonat
genitive		merileijonan	merileijonien
partitive		merileijonaa	merileijonia
illative		merileijonaan	merileijoniin
		singular	plural
nominative		merileijona	merileijonat
accusative	nom.	merileijona	merileijonat
	gen.	merileijonan
genitive		merileijonan	merileijonien merileijonainrare
partitive		merileijonaa	merileijonia
inessive		merileijonassa	merileijonissa
elative		merileijonasta	merileijonista
illative		merileijonaan	merileijoniin
adessive		merileijonalla	merileijonilla
ablative		merileijonalta	merileijonilta
allative		merileijonalle	merileijonille
essive		merileijonana	merileijonina
translative		merileijonaksi	merileijoniksi
abessive		merileijonatta	merileijonitta
instructive		—	merileijonin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of merileijona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merileijonani merileijonani accusative nom. merileijonani merileijonani gen. merileijonani genitive merileijonani merileijonieni merileijonainirare partitive merileijonaani merileijoniani inessive merileijonassani merileijonissani elative merileijonastani merileijonistani illative merileijonaani merileijoniini adessive merileijonallani merileijonillani ablative merileijonaltani merileijoniltani allative merileijonalleni merileijonilleni essive merileijonanani merileijoninani translative merileijonakseni merileijonikseni abessive merileijonattani merileijonittani instructive — — comitative — merileijonineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merileijonasi merileijonasi accusative nom. merileijonasi merileijonasi gen. merileijonasi genitive merileijonasi merileijoniesi merileijonaisirare partitive merileijonaasi merileijoniasi inessive merileijonassasi merileijonissasi elative merileijonastasi merileijonistasi illative merileijonaasi merileijoniisi adessive merileijonallasi merileijonillasi ablative merileijonaltasi merileijoniltasi allative merileijonallesi merileijonillesi essive merileijonanasi merileijoninasi translative merileijonaksesi merileijoniksesi abessive merileijonattasi merileijonittasi instructive — — comitative — merileijoninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merileijonamme merileijonamme accusative nom. merileijonamme merileijonamme gen. merileijonamme genitive merileijonamme merileijoniemme merileijonaimmerare partitive merileijonaamme merileijoniamme inessive merileijonassamme merileijonissamme elative merileijonastamme merileijonistamme illative merileijonaamme merileijoniimme adessive merileijonallamme merileijonillamme ablative merileijonaltamme merileijoniltamme allative merileijonallemme merileijonillemme essive merileijonanamme merileijoninamme translative merileijonaksemme merileijoniksemme abessive merileijonattamme merileijonittamme instructive — — comitative — merileijoninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merileijonanne merileijonanne accusative nom. merileijonanne merileijonanne gen. merileijonanne genitive merileijonanne merileijonienne merileijonainnerare partitive merileijonaanne merileijonianne inessive merileijonassanne merileijonissanne elative merileijonastanne merileijonistanne illative merileijonaanne merileijoniinne adessive merileijonallanne merileijonillanne ablative merileijonaltanne merileijoniltanne allative merileijonallenne merileijonillenne essive merileijonananne merileijoninanne translative merileijonaksenne merileijoniksenne abessive merileijonattanne merileijonittanne instructive — — comitative — merileijoninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative merileijonansa merileijonansa accusative nom. merileijonansa merileijonansa gen. merileijonansa genitive merileijonansa merileijoniensa merileijonainsarare partitive merileijonaansa merileijoniaan merileijoniansa inessive merileijonassaan merileijonassansa merileijonissaan merileijonissansa elative merileijonastaan merileijonastansa merileijonistaan merileijonistansa illative merileijonaansa merileijoniinsa adessive merileijonallaan merileijonallansa merileijonillaan merileijonillansa ablative merileijonaltaan merileijonaltansa merileijoniltaan merileijoniltansa allative merileijonalleen merileijonallensa merileijonilleen merileijonillensa essive merileijonanaan merileijonanansa merileijoninaan merileijoninansa translative merileijonakseen merileijonaksensa merileijonikseen merileijoniksensa abessive merileijonattaan merileijonattansa merileijonittaan merileijonittansa instructive — — comitative — merileijonineen merileijoninensa

Derived terms

compounds

• australianmerileijona (“Neophoca cinerea”)
• galapagoksenmerileijona (“Zalophus wollebaeki”)
• galapagosinmerileijona
• japaninmerileijona (“Zalophus japonicus”)
• kalifornianmerileijona (“Zalophus californianus”)
• patagonianmerileijona (“Otaria flavescens (O. byronia)”)
• stellerinmerileijona (“Eumetopias jubatus”)
• tasmanianmerileijona (“Neophoca cinerea”)
• uudenseelanninmerileijona

 

Further reading

• “merileijona”, 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