mõrsja

Estonian

Etymology

According to EES, a borrowing from Baltic, cf., Lithuanian marti (“bride”), Latvian mārša (“sister-in-law”), Old Prussian martin (“bride”). Cognates in other Finnic languages include Finnish morsian (“bride”), Ingrian morssia (“bride”), Karelian moršien (“bride”), Veps murzei (“bride, sister-in-law”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˈɤrsjɑ/

Noun

mõrsja (genitive mõrsja, partitive mõrsjat)

  1. bride

Declension

Synonyms

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