merinorsu

Finnish

Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ norsu (“elephant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌnorsu/, [ˈme̞riˌno̞rs̠u]
• Rhymes: -orsu
• Hyphenation^(key): meri‧norsu

Noun

merinorsu (dated)

1. Synonym of isohylje (“elephant seal”).

Declension

Inflection of merinorsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		merinorsu	merinorsut
genitive		merinorsun	merinorsujen
partitive		merinorsua	merinorsuja
illative		merinorsuun	merinorsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		merinorsu	merinorsut
accusative	nom.	merinorsu	merinorsut
	gen.	merinorsun
genitive		merinorsun	merinorsujen
partitive		merinorsua	merinorsuja
inessive		merinorsussa	merinorsuissa
elative		merinorsusta	merinorsuista
illative		merinorsuun	merinorsuihin
adessive		merinorsulla	merinorsuilla
ablative		merinorsulta	merinorsuilta
allative		merinorsulle	merinorsuille
essive		merinorsuna	merinorsuina
translative		merinorsuksi	merinorsuiksi
abessive		merinorsutta	merinorsuitta
instructive		—	merinorsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of merinorsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merinorsuni merinorsuni accusative nom. merinorsuni merinorsuni gen. merinorsuni genitive merinorsuni merinorsujeni partitive merinorsuani merinorsujani inessive merinorsussani merinorsuissani elative merinorsustani merinorsuistani illative merinorsuuni merinorsuihini adessive merinorsullani merinorsuillani ablative merinorsultani merinorsuiltani allative merinorsulleni merinorsuilleni essive merinorsunani merinorsuinani translative merinorsukseni merinorsuikseni abessive merinorsuttani merinorsuittani instructive — — comitative — merinorsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merinorsusi merinorsusi accusative nom. merinorsusi merinorsusi gen. merinorsusi genitive merinorsusi merinorsujesi partitive merinorsuasi merinorsujasi inessive merinorsussasi merinorsuissasi elative merinorsustasi merinorsuistasi illative merinorsuusi merinorsuihisi adessive merinorsullasi merinorsuillasi ablative merinorsultasi merinorsuiltasi allative merinorsullesi merinorsuillesi essive merinorsunasi merinorsuinasi translative merinorsuksesi merinorsuiksesi abessive merinorsuttasi merinorsuittasi instructive — — comitative — merinorsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merinorsumme merinorsumme accusative nom. merinorsumme merinorsumme gen. merinorsumme genitive merinorsumme merinorsujemme partitive merinorsuamme merinorsujamme inessive merinorsussamme merinorsuissamme elative merinorsustamme merinorsuistamme illative merinorsuumme merinorsuihimme adessive merinorsullamme merinorsuillamme ablative merinorsultamme merinorsuiltamme allative merinorsullemme merinorsuillemme essive merinorsunamme merinorsuinamme translative merinorsuksemme merinorsuiksemme abessive merinorsuttamme merinorsuittamme instructive — — comitative — merinorsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merinorsunne merinorsunne accusative nom. merinorsunne merinorsunne gen. merinorsunne genitive merinorsunne merinorsujenne partitive merinorsuanne merinorsujanne inessive merinorsussanne merinorsuissanne elative merinorsustanne merinorsuistanne illative merinorsuunne merinorsuihinne adessive merinorsullanne merinorsuillanne ablative merinorsultanne merinorsuiltanne allative merinorsullenne merinorsuillenne essive merinorsunanne merinorsuinanne translative merinorsuksenne merinorsuiksenne abessive merinorsuttanne merinorsuittanne instructive — — comitative — merinorsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative merinorsunsa merinorsunsa accusative nom. merinorsunsa merinorsunsa gen. merinorsunsa genitive merinorsunsa merinorsujensa partitive merinorsuaan merinorsuansa merinorsujaan merinorsujansa inessive merinorsussaan merinorsussansa merinorsuissaan merinorsuissansa elative merinorsustaan merinorsustansa merinorsuistaan merinorsuistansa illative merinorsuunsa merinorsuihinsa adessive merinorsullaan merinorsullansa merinorsuillaan merinorsuillansa ablative merinorsultaan merinorsultansa merinorsuiltaan merinorsuiltansa allative merinorsulleen merinorsullensa merinorsuilleen merinorsuillensa essive merinorsunaan merinorsunansa merinorsuinaan merinorsuinansa translative merinorsukseen merinorsuksensa merinorsuikseen merinorsuiksensa abessive merinorsuttaan merinorsuttansa merinorsuittaan merinorsuittansa instructive — — comitative — merinorsuineen merinorsuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• etelänmerinorsu
• kalifornianmerinorsu