meritse
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeritseˣ/, [ˈme̞rits̠e̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eritse
- Syllabification(key): me‧rit‧se
- Hyphenation(key): me‧rit‧se
Adverb
meritse
- (travel) by sea
Further reading
- “meritse”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Ingrian
Etymology
Prolative of meri (“sea”). Akin to Finnish meritse.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmerit͡se/, [ˈme̞rit͡s̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmerit͡se/, [ˈme̞rit͡se̞]
- Rhymes: -erit͡s, -erit͡se
- Hyphenation: me‧rit‧se
Adverb
meritse
- by sea
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 306