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merimees

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From meri (sea) +‎ mees (man). Akin to Finnish merimies.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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merimees

  1. seaman

Declension

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Declension of merimees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative merimees merimeehet
genitive merimeehen merimeehiin
partitive merimeestä, merimeest merimeehiä
illative merimeehee merimeehii
inessive merimeehees merimeehiis
elative merimeehest merimeehist
allative merimeehelle merimeehille
adessive merimeeheel merimeehiil
ablative merimeehelt merimeehilt
translative merimeeheks merimeehiks
essive merimeehennä, merimeeheen merimeehinnä, merimeehiin
exessive1) merimeehent merimeehint
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.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 305