merimees
Appearance
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From meri (“sea”) + mees (“man”). Akin to Finnish merimies.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌmeːs/, [ˈme̞riˌmeːz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌmeːs/, [ˈme̞riˌme̝ːʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -eːs
- Hyphenation: me‧ri‧mees
Noun
[edit]merimees
Declension
[edit]Declension of merimees (type 2/mees, no gradation) | ||
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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
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 305