morža

See also: morza and morzą

Ingrian
Morža.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian морж (morž), in turn borrowed from a Uralic language. Cognates include Finnish mursu and Northern Sami morša.

Pronunciation
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmorʒɑ/
  • Hyphenation: mor‧ža

Noun

morža (genitive moržan, partitive moržaa)

  1. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 102:
      Jäätelil uijuu morƶa.
      In the ice the walrus swims.

Declension
Declension of morža (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative morža moržat
genitive moržan moržiin
partitive moržaa moržia
illative moržaa moržii
inessive moržaas moržiis
elative moržast moržist
allative moržalle moržille
adessive moržaal moržiil
ablative moržalt moržilt
translative moržaks moržiks
essive moržanna
moržaan		 moržinna
moržiin
exessive1) moržant moržint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
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