maruna

Finnish

Etymology

The meaning "wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)" appears to be the original. Further etymology unknown, but possibly related in some way to Estonian maran (dialectal, Eastern dialects), Võro maran, Votic marana (Kattila).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrunɑ/, [ˈmɑrunɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrunɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧ru‧na

Noun

maruna

  1. (in the plural) Artemisia (genus in the plant family Asteraceae)
  2. artemisia (plant in that genus)
  3. mugwort, sagebrush, wormwood (common names of plants in that genus)
  4. (dialectal, Southwest Finnish, obsolete) absinthe, wormwood, grande wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

Usage notes
Dialectal distribution for maruna (“wormwood, Artemisia absinthium”)
  • Southern Southwest Finland (Eteläinen Varsinais-Suomi)
    • Halikko, Kiikala, Kisko, Kuusjoki, Muurla, Paimio, Perniö, Pertteli, Suomusjärvi
  • Southwest Finnish Highlands (Varsinais-Suomen Ylämaa)
    • Lieto, Somerniemi, Somero
  • Western Uusimaa (Länsi-Uusimaa)
    • Karjalohja, Lohja, Nummi, Pusula, Vihti
  • Southern Tavastia (Etelä-Häme)
    • Nurmijärvi

The classification of and data for regional dialects is based on pre-1950s data. Since the 1950s, the dialects have become increasingly mixed and levelled, and besides Standard Finnish, a relatively uniform and originally urban 'colloquial Finnish' is beginning to emerge in their place.

Source: Suomen murteiden sanakirja by Kotimaisten kielten keskus (CC BY 4.0)

Declension
Inflection of maruna (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative maruna marunat
genitive marunan marunien
marunoiden
marunoitten
partitive marunaa marunia
marunoita
illative marunaan maruniin
marunoihin
singular plural
nominative maruna marunat
accusative nom. maruna marunat
gen. marunan
genitive marunan marunien
marunoiden
marunoitten
marunojenrare
marunainrare
partitive marunaa marunia
marunoita
marunojarare
inessive marunassa marunoissa
marunissa
elative marunasta marunoista
marunista
illative marunaan maruniin
marunoihin
adessive marunalla marunoilla
marunilla
ablative marunalta marunoilta
marunilta
allative marunalle marunoille
marunille
essive marunana marunoina
marunina
translative marunaksi marunoiksi
maruniksi
instructive — marunoin
marunin
abessive marunatta marunoitta
marunitta
comitative — marunoineen
marunineen
Possessive forms of maruna (type omena)
possessor singular plural
1st person marunani marunamme
2nd person marunasi marunanne
3rd person marunansa

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