martta

See also: Martta

Finnish

Etymology

Marttaliitto (The Martha organisation) was named after the biblical Martta (“Martha”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrtːɑ/, [ˈmɑrt̪ːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrtːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mart‧ta

Noun

martta

  1. A female member of the Martha organisation.

Declension
Inflection of martta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative martta martat
genitive martan marttojen
partitive marttaa marttoja
illative marttaan marttoihin
singular plural
nominative martta martat
accusative nom. martta martat
gen. martan
genitive martan marttojen
marttainrare
partitive marttaa marttoja
inessive martassa martoissa
elative martasta martoista
illative marttaan marttoihin
adessive martalla martoilla
ablative martalta martoilta
allative martalle martoille
essive marttana marttoina
translative martaksi martoiksi
instructive — martoin
abessive martatta martoitta
comitative — marttoineen
Possessive forms of martta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person marttani marttamme
2nd person marttasi marttanne
3rd person marttansa

Anagrams

Ume Sami

Etymology

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Noun

martta

  1. pine marten, Martes martes
  2. marten in general, any species of Martes

Inflection
Even a-stem, rtt-rt gradation
Nominative martta
Genitive martan
Singular Plural
Nominative martta martah
Accusative martuv
martub		 martijde
Genitive martan martij
Illative marttije martijde
Inessive martasne martijne
Elative martaste martijste
Comitative martijne martijgüjme
Abessive martat
Essive marttane

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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