morsian
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *morcijan, borrowed from Baltic; compare Lithuanian marti (“daughter-in-law”), Old Prussian mārtjan (“bride, sister-in-law”). Cognates in other Finnic languages include Estonian mõrsja (“bride”), Ingrian morssia (“bride”), Karelian moršien (“bride”), Veps murzei (“bride, sister-in-law”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmorsian
Declension
editInflection of morsian (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | morsian | morsiamet | |
genitive | morsiamen | morsiamien morsianten | |
partitive | morsianta | morsiamia | |
illative | morsiameen | morsiamiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | morsian | morsiamet | |
accusative | nom. | morsian | morsiamet |
gen. | morsiamen | ||
genitive | morsiamen | morsiamien morsianten | |
partitive | morsianta | morsiamia | |
inessive | morsiamessa | morsiamissa | |
elative | morsiamesta | morsiamista | |
illative | morsiameen | morsiamiin | |
adessive | morsiamella | morsiamilla | |
ablative | morsiamelta | morsiamilta | |
allative | morsiamelle | morsiamille | |
essive | morsiamena | morsiamina | |
translative | morsiameksi | morsiamiksi | |
abessive | morsiametta | morsiamitta | |
instructive | — | morsiamin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- (fiancée): kihlakumppani, kihlattu, morsmaikku
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “morsian”, 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
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- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Baltic languages
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/orsiɑn
- Rhymes:Finnish/orsiɑn/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish kytkin-type nominals
- fi:Marriage