merja

See also: Merja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse merja, from Proto-Germanic *marjaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

merja (third person singular past indicative mardi, third person plural past indicative mart, supine mart)

  1. to hurt

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-17)
infinitive
supine mart
present past
first singular merji mardi
second singular merjir mardi
third singular merjir mardi
plural merja mardu
participle (a7)1 merjandi mardur
imperative
singular merj!
plural merjið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology

< Russian меря (merja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmerjɑ/, [ˈme̞rjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -erjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mer‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): mer‧ja

Noun

merja

  1. Merya (language)

Declension

Inflection of merja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative merja
genitive merjan
partitive merjaa
illative merjaan
singular plural
nominative merja
accusative nom. merja
gen. merjan
genitive merjan
partitive merjaa
inessive merjassa
elative merjasta
illative merjaan
adessive merjalla
ablative merjalta
allative merjalle
essive merjana
translative merjaksi
abessive merjatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of merja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative merjani
accusative nom. merjani
gen. merjani
genitive merjani
partitive merjaani
inessive merjassani
elative merjastani
illative merjaani
adessive merjallani
ablative merjaltani
allative merjalleni
essive merjanani
translative merjakseni
abessive merjattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative merjasi
accusative nom. merjasi
gen. merjasi
genitive merjasi
partitive merjaasi
inessive merjassasi
elative merjastasi
illative merjaasi
adessive merjallasi
ablative merjaltasi
allative merjallesi
essive merjanasi
translative merjaksesi
abessive merjattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative merjamme
accusative nom. merjamme
gen. merjamme
genitive merjamme
partitive merjaamme
inessive merjassamme
elative merjastamme
illative merjaamme
adessive merjallamme
ablative merjaltamme
allative merjallemme
essive merjanamme
translative merjaksemme
abessive merjattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative merjanne
accusative nom. merjanne
gen. merjanne
genitive merjanne
partitive merjaanne
inessive merjassanne
elative merjastanne
illative merjaanne
adessive merjallanne
ablative merjaltanne
allative merjallenne
essive merjananne
translative merjaksenne
abessive merjattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative merjansa
accusative nom. merjansa
gen. merjansa
genitive merjansa
partitive merjaansa
inessive merjassaan
merjassansa
elative merjastaan
merjastansa
illative merjaansa
adessive merjallaan
merjallansa
ablative merjaltaan
merjaltansa
allative merjalleen
merjallensa
essive merjanaan
merjanansa
translative merjakseen
merjaksensa
abessive merjattaan
merjattansa
instructive
comitative

Synonyms

Gothic

Romanization

mērja

  1. romanization of 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse merja, from Proto-Germanic *marjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛrja/
    Rhymes: -ɛrja

Verb

merja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative marði, supine marið)

  1. to squash, to crush
  2. to bruise

Conjugation

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merja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur merja
supine sagnbót marið
present participle
merjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég mer marði merji merði
þú merð marðir merjir merðir
hann, hún, það mer marði merji merði
plural við merjum mörðum merjum merðum
þið merjið mörðuð merjið merðuð
þeir, þær, þau merja mörðu merji merðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú mer (þú), merðu
plural þið merjið (þið), merjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
merjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að merjast
supine sagnbót marist
present participle
merjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég merst marðist merjist merðist
þú merst marðist merjist merðist
hann, hún, það merst marðist merjist merðist
plural við merjumst mörðumst merjumst merðumst
þið merjist mörðust merjist merðust
þeir, þær, þau merjast mörðust merjist merðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú merst (þú), merstu
plural þið merist (þið), meristi1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
marinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
marinn marin marið marðir marðar marin
accusative
(þolfall)
marinn marða marið marða marðar marin
dative
(þágufall)
mörðum marinni mörðu mörðum mörðum mörðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
marins marinnar marins marinna marinna marinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
marði marða marða mörðu mörðu mörðu
accusative
(þolfall)
marða mörðu marða mörðu mörðu mörðu
dative
(þágufall)
marða mörðu marða mörðu mörðu mörðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
marða mörðu marða mörðu mörðu mörðu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *marzijaną.

Verb

merja (singular past indicative marði, plural past indicative mǫrðu, past participle marðr or mariðr)

  1. to beat, crush; to bruise

Conjugation

Conjugation of merja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive merja
present participle merjandi
past participle marðr, mariðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular mer marða merja merða
2nd person singular merr marðir merir merðir
3rd person singular merr marði meri merði
1st person plural merjum mǫrðum merim merðim
2nd person plural merið mǫrðuð merið merðið
3rd person plural merja mǫrðu meri merði
imperative present
2nd person singular mer
1st person plural merjum
2nd person plural merið
Conjugation of merja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive merjask
present participle merjandisk
past participle marzk, marizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular merjumk mǫrðumk merjumk merðumk
2nd person singular mersk marðisk merisk merðisk
3rd person singular mersk marðisk merisk merðisk
1st person plural merjumsk mǫrðumsk merimsk merðimsk
2nd person plural merizk mǫrðuzk merizk merðizk
3rd person plural merjask mǫrðusk merisk merðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular mersk
1st person plural merjumsk
2nd person plural merizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: merja
  • ? Norwegian Bokmål: mørje

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “merja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive