merta
See also: mertâ
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ertɑ
- Syllabification(key): mer‧ta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *merta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Swedish mjärde (“pot, trap”) and Westrobothnian meel.
Declension
| Inflection of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merta | merrat | |
| genitive | merran | mertojen | |
| partitive | mertaa | mertoja | |
| illative | mertaan | mertoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | merta | merrat | |
| accusative | nom. | merta | merrat |
| gen. | merran | ||
| genitive | merran | mertojen mertainrare | |
| partitive | mertaa | mertoja | |
| inessive | merrassa | merroissa | |
| elative | merrasta | merroista | |
| illative | mertaan | mertoihin | |
| adessive | merralla | merroilla | |
| ablative | merralta | merroilta | |
| allative | merralle | merroille | |
| essive | mertana | mertoina | |
| translative | merraksi | merroiksi | |
| instructive | — | merroin | |
| abessive | merratta | merroitta | |
| comitative | — | mertoineen | |
| Possessive forms of merta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mertani | mertamme |
| 2nd person | mertasi | mertanne |
| 3rd person | mertansa | |
Usage notes
- This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (*mertä) according to vowel harmony.
Ingrian
Merta.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *merta (“fish trap”). Cognates include Finnish merta and Estonian mõrd.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ertɑ
- Hyphenation: mer‧ta
Declension
| Declension of merta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | merta | merrat |
| genitive | merran | mertoin |
| partitive | mertaa | mertoja |
| illative | mertaa | mertoi |
| inessive | merraas | merrois |
| elative | merrast | merroist |
| allative | merralle | merroille |
| adessive | merraal | merroil |
| ablative | merralt | merroilt |
| translative | merraks | merroiks |
| essive | mertanna, mertaan | mertoinna, mertoin |
| exessive1) | mertant | mertoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
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