Finnish
Etymology
From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami morša, ultimately from Proto-Samic *moršë.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmursu/, [ˈmurs̠u]
- Rhymes: -ursu
- Syllabification(key): mur‧su
- Hyphenation(key): mur‧su
Noun
mursu
- walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
Declension
| Inflection of mursu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
mursu
|
mursut
|
| genitive
|
mursun
|
mursujen
|
| partitive
|
mursua
|
mursuja
|
| illative
|
mursuun
|
mursuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mursu
|
mursut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mursu
|
mursut
|
| gen.
|
mursun
|
| genitive
|
mursun
|
mursujen
|
| partitive
|
mursua
|
mursuja
|
| inessive
|
mursussa
|
mursuissa
|
| elative
|
mursusta
|
mursuista
|
| illative
|
mursuun
|
mursuihin
|
| adessive
|
mursulla
|
mursuilla
|
| ablative
|
mursulta
|
mursuilta
|
| allative
|
mursulle
|
mursuille
|
| essive
|
mursuna
|
mursuina
|
| translative
|
mursuksi
|
mursuiksi
|
| abessive
|
mursutta
|
mursuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
mursuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mursuni
|
mursuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mursuni
|
mursuni
|
| gen.
|
mursuni
|
| genitive
|
mursuni
|
mursujeni
|
| partitive
|
mursuani
|
mursujani
|
| inessive
|
mursussani
|
mursuissani
|
| elative
|
mursustani
|
mursuistani
|
| illative
|
mursuuni
|
mursuihini
|
| adessive
|
mursullani
|
mursuillani
|
| ablative
|
mursultani
|
mursuiltani
|
| allative
|
mursulleni
|
mursuilleni
|
| essive
|
mursunani
|
mursuinani
|
| translative
|
mursukseni
|
mursuikseni
|
| abessive
|
mursuttani
|
mursuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mursuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mursusi
|
mursusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mursusi
|
mursusi
|
| gen.
|
mursusi
|
| genitive
|
mursusi
|
mursujesi
|
| partitive
|
mursuasi
|
mursujasi
|
| inessive
|
mursussasi
|
mursuissasi
|
| elative
|
mursustasi
|
mursuistasi
|
| illative
|
mursuusi
|
mursuihisi
|
| adessive
|
mursullasi
|
mursuillasi
|
| ablative
|
mursultasi
|
mursuiltasi
|
| allative
|
mursullesi
|
mursuillesi
|
| essive
|
mursunasi
|
mursuinasi
|
| translative
|
mursuksesi
|
mursuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
mursuttasi
|
mursuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mursuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mursumme
|
mursumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mursumme
|
mursumme
|
| gen.
|
mursumme
|
| genitive
|
mursumme
|
mursujemme
|
| partitive
|
mursuamme
|
mursujamme
|
| inessive
|
mursussamme
|
mursuissamme
|
| elative
|
mursustamme
|
mursuistamme
|
| illative
|
mursuumme
|
mursuihimme
|
| adessive
|
mursullamme
|
mursuillamme
|
| ablative
|
mursultamme
|
mursuiltamme
|
| allative
|
mursullemme
|
mursuillemme
|
| essive
|
mursunamme
|
mursuinamme
|
| translative
|
mursuksemme
|
mursuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
mursuttamme
|
mursuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mursuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mursunne
|
mursunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mursunne
|
mursunne
|
| gen.
|
mursunne
|
| genitive
|
mursunne
|
mursujenne
|
| partitive
|
mursuanne
|
mursujanne
|
| inessive
|
mursussanne
|
mursuissanne
|
| elative
|
mursustanne
|
mursuistanne
|
| illative
|
mursuunne
|
mursuihinne
|
| adessive
|
mursullanne
|
mursuillanne
|
| ablative
|
mursultanne
|
mursuiltanne
|
| allative
|
mursullenne
|
mursuillenne
|
| essive
|
mursunanne
|
mursuinanne
|
| translative
|
mursuksenne
|
mursuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
mursuttanne
|
mursuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mursuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mursunsa
|
mursunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mursunsa
|
mursunsa
|
| gen.
|
mursunsa
|
| genitive
|
mursunsa
|
mursujensa
|
| partitive
|
mursuaan
mursuansa
|
mursujaan
mursujansa
|
| inessive
|
mursussaan
mursussansa
|
mursuissaan
mursuissansa
|
| elative
|
mursustaan
mursustansa
|
mursuistaan
mursuistansa
|
| illative
|
mursuunsa
|
mursuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
mursullaan
mursullansa
|
mursuillaan
mursuillansa
|
| ablative
|
mursultaan
mursultansa
|
mursuiltaan
mursuiltansa
|
| allative
|
mursulleen
mursullensa
|
mursuilleen
mursuillensa
|
| essive
|
mursunaan
mursunansa
|
mursuinaan
mursuinansa
|
| translative
|
mursukseen
mursuksensa
|
mursuikseen
mursuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mursuttaan
mursuttansa
|
mursuittaan
mursuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mursuineen
mursuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Russian: морж (morž)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: мо̏рж
- Latin script: mȍrž
- → Czech: mrož
See also
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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