Finnish
Etymology
meri (“sea”) + norsu (“elephant”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌnorsu/, [ˈme̞riˌno̞rs̠u]
- Rhymes: -orsu
- Syllabification(key): me‧ri‧nor‧su
- Hyphenation(key): meri‧norsu
Noun
merinorsu (dated)
- synonym of isohylje (“elephant seal”)
Declension
| Inflection of merinorsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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merinorsu
|
merinorsut
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| genitive
|
merinorsun
|
merinorsujen
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| partitive
|
merinorsua
|
merinorsuja
|
| illative
|
merinorsuun
|
merinorsuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
merinorsu
|
merinorsut
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
merinorsu
|
merinorsut
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| gen.
|
merinorsun
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| genitive
|
merinorsun
|
merinorsujen
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| partitive
|
merinorsua
|
merinorsuja
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| inessive
|
merinorsussa
|
merinorsuissa
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| elative
|
merinorsusta
|
merinorsuista
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| illative
|
merinorsuun
|
merinorsuihin
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| adessive
|
merinorsulla
|
merinorsuilla
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| ablative
|
merinorsulta
|
merinorsuilta
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| allative
|
merinorsulle
|
merinorsuille
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| essive
|
merinorsuna
|
merinorsuina
|
| translative
|
merinorsuksi
|
merinorsuiksi
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| abessive
|
merinorsutta
|
merinorsuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
merinorsuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
merinorsuni
|
merinorsuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
merinorsuni
|
merinorsuni
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| gen.
|
merinorsuni
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| genitive
|
merinorsuni
|
merinorsujeni
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| partitive
|
merinorsuani
|
merinorsujani
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| inessive
|
merinorsussani
|
merinorsuissani
|
| elative
|
merinorsustani
|
merinorsuistani
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| illative
|
merinorsuuni
|
merinorsuihini
|
| adessive
|
merinorsullani
|
merinorsuillani
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| ablative
|
merinorsultani
|
merinorsuiltani
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| allative
|
merinorsulleni
|
merinorsuilleni
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| essive
|
merinorsunani
|
merinorsuinani
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| translative
|
merinorsukseni
|
merinorsuikseni
|
| abessive
|
merinorsuttani
|
merinorsuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
merinorsuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
merinorsusi
|
merinorsusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
merinorsusi
|
merinorsusi
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| gen.
|
merinorsusi
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| genitive
|
merinorsusi
|
merinorsujesi
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| partitive
|
merinorsuasi
|
merinorsujasi
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| inessive
|
merinorsussasi
|
merinorsuissasi
|
| elative
|
merinorsustasi
|
merinorsuistasi
|
| illative
|
merinorsuusi
|
merinorsuihisi
|
| adessive
|
merinorsullasi
|
merinorsuillasi
|
| ablative
|
merinorsultasi
|
merinorsuiltasi
|
| allative
|
merinorsullesi
|
merinorsuillesi
|
| essive
|
merinorsunasi
|
merinorsuinasi
|
| translative
|
merinorsuksesi
|
merinorsuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
merinorsuttasi
|
merinorsuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
merinorsuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
merinorsumme
|
merinorsumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
merinorsumme
|
merinorsumme
|
| gen.
|
merinorsumme
|
| genitive
|
merinorsumme
|
merinorsujemme
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| partitive
|
merinorsuamme
|
merinorsujamme
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| inessive
|
merinorsussamme
|
merinorsuissamme
|
| elative
|
merinorsustamme
|
merinorsuistamme
|
| illative
|
merinorsuumme
|
merinorsuihimme
|
| adessive
|
merinorsullamme
|
merinorsuillamme
|
| ablative
|
merinorsultamme
|
merinorsuiltamme
|
| allative
|
merinorsullemme
|
merinorsuillemme
|
| essive
|
merinorsunamme
|
merinorsuinamme
|
| translative
|
merinorsuksemme
|
merinorsuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
merinorsuttamme
|
merinorsuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
merinorsuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
merinorsunne
|
merinorsunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
merinorsunne
|
merinorsunne
|
| gen.
|
merinorsunne
|
| genitive
|
merinorsunne
|
merinorsujenne
|
| partitive
|
merinorsuanne
|
merinorsujanne
|
| inessive
|
merinorsussanne
|
merinorsuissanne
|
| elative
|
merinorsustanne
|
merinorsuistanne
|
| illative
|
merinorsuunne
|
merinorsuihinne
|
| adessive
|
merinorsullanne
|
merinorsuillanne
|
| ablative
|
merinorsultanne
|
merinorsuiltanne
|
| allative
|
merinorsullenne
|
merinorsuillenne
|
| essive
|
merinorsunanne
|
merinorsuinanne
|
| translative
|
merinorsuksenne
|
merinorsuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
merinorsuttanne
|
merinorsuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
merinorsuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
merinorsunsa
|
merinorsunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
merinorsunsa
|
merinorsunsa
|
| gen.
|
merinorsunsa
|
| genitive
|
merinorsunsa
|
merinorsujensa
|
| partitive
|
merinorsuaan
merinorsuansa
|
merinorsujaan
merinorsujansa
|
| inessive
|
merinorsussaan
merinorsussansa
|
merinorsuissaan
merinorsuissansa
|
| elative
|
merinorsustaan
merinorsustansa
|
merinorsuistaan
merinorsuistansa
|
| illative
|
merinorsuunsa
|
merinorsuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
merinorsullaan
merinorsullansa
|
merinorsuillaan
merinorsuillansa
|
| ablative
|
merinorsultaan
merinorsultansa
|
merinorsuiltaan
merinorsuiltansa
|
| allative
|
merinorsulleen
merinorsullensa
|
merinorsuilleen
merinorsuillensa
|
| essive
|
merinorsunaan
merinorsunansa
|
merinorsuinaan
merinorsuinansa
|
| translative
|
merinorsukseen
merinorsuksensa
|
merinorsuikseen
merinorsuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
merinorsuttaan
merinorsuttansa
|
merinorsuittaan
merinorsuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
merinorsuineen
merinorsuinensa
|
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Derived terms