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marjaskarhu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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marja (berry) +‎ -s +‎ karhu (bear)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑsˌkɑrhu/, [ˈmɑ̝rjɑ̝s̠ˌkɑ̝rhu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrhu
  • Hyphenation(key): marjas‧karhu

Noun

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marjaskarhu

  1. A berry-eating bear.
  2. (figuratively) An irritable person.
    Huutaa kuin marjaskarhu.
    Yells like a bear that eats berries.

Declension

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Inflection of marjaskarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative marjaskarhu marjaskarhut
genitive marjaskarhun marjaskarhujen
partitive marjaskarhua marjaskarhuja
illative marjaskarhuun marjaskarhuihin
singular plural
nominative marjaskarhu marjaskarhut
accusative nom. marjaskarhu marjaskarhut
gen. marjaskarhun
genitive marjaskarhun marjaskarhujen
partitive marjaskarhua marjaskarhuja
inessive marjaskarhussa marjaskarhuissa
elative marjaskarhusta marjaskarhuista
illative marjaskarhuun marjaskarhuihin
adessive marjaskarhulla marjaskarhuilla
ablative marjaskarhulta marjaskarhuilta
allative marjaskarhulle marjaskarhuille
essive marjaskarhuna marjaskarhuina
translative marjaskarhuksi marjaskarhuiksi
abessive marjaskarhutta marjaskarhuitta
instructive marjaskarhuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of marjaskarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

References

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  • marjaskarhu”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

Further reading

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