mursu

See also: Mursu

Finnish

Etymology

From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami morša, ultimately from Proto-Samic *moršë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmursu/, [ˈmurs̠u]
• Rhymes: -ursu
• Hyphenation^(key): mur‧su

Noun

mursu

1. walrus, Odobenus rosmarus

Declension

Inflection of mursu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mursu	mursut
genitive		mursun	mursujen
partitive		mursua	mursuja
illative		mursuun	mursuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mursu	mursut
accusative	nom.	mursu	mursut
	gen.	mursun
genitive		mursun	mursujen
partitive		mursua	mursuja
inessive		mursussa	mursuissa
elative		mursusta	mursuista
illative		mursuun	mursuihin
adessive		mursulla	mursuilla
ablative		mursulta	mursuilta
allative		mursulle	mursuille
essive		mursuna	mursuina
translative		mursuksi	mursuiksi
abessive		mursutta	mursuitta
instructive		—	mursuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mursuni mursuni accusative nom. mursuni mursuni gen. mursuni genitive mursuni mursujeni partitive mursuani mursujani inessive mursussani mursuissani elative mursustani mursuistani illative mursuuni mursuihini adessive mursullani mursuillani ablative mursultani mursuiltani allative mursulleni mursuilleni essive mursunani mursuinani translative mursukseni mursuikseni abessive mursuttani mursuittani instructive — — comitative — mursuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mursusi mursusi accusative nom. mursusi mursusi gen. mursusi genitive mursusi mursujesi partitive mursuasi mursujasi inessive mursussasi mursuissasi elative mursustasi mursuistasi illative mursuusi mursuihisi adessive mursullasi mursuillasi ablative mursultasi mursuiltasi allative mursullesi mursuillesi essive mursunasi mursuinasi translative mursuksesi mursuiksesi abessive mursuttasi mursuittasi instructive — — comitative — mursuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mursumme mursumme accusative nom. mursumme mursumme gen. mursumme genitive mursumme mursujemme partitive mursuamme mursujamme inessive mursussamme mursuissamme elative mursustamme mursuistamme illative mursuumme mursuihimme adessive mursullamme mursuillamme ablative mursultamme mursuiltamme allative mursullemme mursuillemme essive mursunamme mursuinamme translative mursuksemme mursuiksemme abessive mursuttamme mursuittamme instructive — — comitative — mursuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mursunne mursunne accusative nom. mursunne mursunne gen. mursunne genitive mursunne mursujenne partitive mursuanne mursujanne inessive mursussanne mursuissanne elative mursustanne mursuistanne illative mursuunne mursuihinne adessive mursullanne mursuillanne ablative mursultanne mursuiltanne allative mursullenne mursuillenne essive mursunanne mursuinanne translative mursuksenne mursuiksenne abessive mursuttanne mursuittanne instructive — — comitative — mursuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mursunsa mursunsa accusative nom. mursunsa mursunsa gen. mursunsa genitive mursunsa mursujensa partitive mursuaan mursuansa mursujaan mursujansa inessive mursussaan mursussansa mursuissaan mursuissansa elative mursustaan mursustansa mursuistaan mursuistansa illative mursuunsa mursuihinsa adessive mursullaan mursullansa mursuillaan mursuillansa ablative mursultaan mursultansa mursuiltaan mursuiltansa allative mursulleen mursullensa mursuilleen mursuillensa essive mursunaan mursunansa mursuinaan mursuinansa translative mursukseen mursuksensa mursuikseen mursuiksensa abessive mursuttaan mursuttansa mursuittaan mursuittansa instructive — — comitative — mursuineen mursuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• mursunluu
• mursunnahka
• mursunviikset

 

Related terms

• norsu

Descendants

• → Russian: морж (morž)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: мо̏рж

    Latin script: mȍrž

  • → Czech: mrož

See also

• hylje
• merileijona

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “mursu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03