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See also: mertâ

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ertɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): mer‧ta

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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merta

  1. pot (a trap for fishing crabs, fish, etc.)
Declension
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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
mertain rare
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
abessive merratta merroitta
instructive merroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mertani mertani
accusative nom. mertani mertani
gen. mertani
genitive mertani mertojeni
mertaini rare
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
abessive merrattani merroittani
instructive
comitative mertoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mertasi mertasi
accusative nom. mertasi mertasi
gen. mertasi
genitive mertasi mertojesi
mertaisi rare
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
abessive merrattasi merroittasi
instructive
comitative mertoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mertamme mertamme
accusative nom. mertamme mertamme
gen. mertamme
genitive mertamme mertojemme
mertaimme rare
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
abessive merrattamme merroittamme
instructive
comitative mertoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mertanne mertanne
accusative nom. mertanne mertanne
gen. mertanne
genitive mertanne mertojenne
mertainne rare
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
abessive merrattanne merroittanne
instructive
comitative mertoinenne
Derived terms
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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merta

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

Ingrian

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Merta (1).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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merta

  1. basket
    Paa marjat mertaa!Put the berries in the basket!
  2. a type of fish trap used to catch lampreys

Declension

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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

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References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304