merta

See also: mertâ

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ertɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mer‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *merta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Swedish mjärde (“pot, trap”).

Noun

merta

  1. pot (a trap for fishing crabs, fish, etc.)
Declension
Inflection of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative merta merrat
genitive merran mertojen
partitive mertaa mertoja
illative mertaan mertoihin
singular plural
nominative merta merrat
accusative nom. merta merrat
gen. merran
genitive merran mertojen
mertainrare
partitive mertaa mertoja
inessive merrassa merroissa
elative merrasta merroista
illative mertaan mertoihin
adessive merralla merroilla
ablative merralta merroilta
allative merralle merroille
essive mertana mertoina
translative merraksi merroiksi
instructive — merroin
abessive merratta merroitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of merta (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mertani mertani
accusative nom. mertani mertani
gen. mertani
genitive mertani mertojeni
mertainirare
partitive mertaani mertojani
inessive merrassani merroissani
elative merrastani merroistani
illative mertaani mertoihini
adessive merrallani merroillani
ablative merraltani merroiltani
allative merralleni merroilleni
essive mertanani mertoinani
translative merrakseni merroikseni
instructive — —
abessive merrattani merroittani
comitative — mertoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mertasi mertasi
accusative nom. mertasi mertasi
gen. mertasi
genitive mertasi mertojesi
mertaisirare
partitive mertaasi mertojasi
inessive merrassasi merroissasi
elative merrastasi merroistasi
illative mertaasi mertoihisi
adessive merrallasi merroillasi
ablative merraltasi merroiltasi
allative merrallesi merroillesi
essive mertanasi mertoinasi
translative merraksesi merroiksesi
instructive — —
abessive merrattasi merroittasi
comitative — mertoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mertamme mertamme
accusative nom. mertamme mertamme
gen. mertamme
genitive mertamme mertojemme
mertaimmerare
partitive mertaamme mertojamme
inessive merrassamme merroissamme
elative merrastamme merroistamme
illative mertaamme mertoihimme
adessive merrallamme merroillamme
ablative merraltamme merroiltamme
allative merrallemme merroillemme
essive mertanamme mertoinamme
translative merraksemme merroiksemme
instructive — —
abessive merrattamme merroittamme
comitative — mertoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mertanne mertanne
accusative nom. mertanne mertanne
gen. mertanne
genitive mertanne mertojenne
mertainnerare
partitive mertaanne mertojanne
inessive merrassanne merroissanne
elative merrastanne merroistanne
illative mertaanne mertoihinne
adessive merrallanne merroillanne
ablative merraltanne merroiltanne
allative merrallenne merroillenne
essive mertananne mertoinanne
translative merraksenne merroiksenne
instructive — —
abessive merrattanne merroittanne
comitative — mertoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mertansa mertansa
accusative nom. mertansa mertansa
gen. mertansa
genitive mertansa mertojensa
mertainsarare
partitive mertaansa mertojaan
mertojansa
inessive merrassaan
merrassansa		 merroissaan
merroissansa
elative merrastaan
merrastansa		 merroistaan
merroistansa
illative mertaansa mertoihinsa
adessive merrallaan
merrallansa		 merroillaan
merroillansa
ablative merraltaan
merraltansa		 merroiltaan
merroiltansa
allative merralleen
merrallensa		 merroilleen
merroillensa
essive mertanaan
mertanansa		 mertoinaan
mertoinansa
translative merrakseen
merraksensa		 merroikseen
merroiksensa
instructive — —
abessive merrattaan
merrattansa		 merroittaan
merroittansa
comitative — mertoineen
mertoinensa

Noun

merta

  1. partitive singular of meri
Usage notes
  • This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**mertä) according to vowel harmony.

Ingrian
Merta.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *merta (“fish trap”). Cognates include Finnish merta and Estonian mõrd.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ta

Noun

merta

  1. basket
    Paa marjoja mertaa! ― Put the berries in the basket!

Declension
Declension of merta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative merta merrat
genitive merran mertoin
partitive mertaa mertoja
illative mertaa mertoi
inessive merraas merrois
elative merrast merroist
allative merralle merroille
adessive merraal merroil
ablative merralt merroilt
translative merraks merroiks
essive mertanna, mertaan mertoinna, mertoin
exessive1) mertant mertoint
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.

Derived terms

References
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304
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