merimetso

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of meri (“sea”) +‎ metso (“wood grouse, capercaillie”). Cognate construction to Swedish havstjäder (“sea capercaillie = cormorant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌmetso/, [ˈme̞riˌme̞ts̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -etso
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ri‧met‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): meri‧metso

Noun

merimetso

1. cormorant, shag (any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)
2. great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (type species of the cormorant family)

Declension

Inflection of merimetso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		merimetso	merimetsot
genitive		merimetson	merimetsojen
partitive		merimetsoa	merimetsoja
illative		merimetsoon	merimetsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		merimetso	merimetsot
accusative	nom.	merimetso	merimetsot
	gen.	merimetson
genitive		merimetson	merimetsojen
partitive		merimetsoa	merimetsoja
inessive		merimetsossa	merimetsoissa
elative		merimetsosta	merimetsoista
illative		merimetsoon	merimetsoihin
adessive		merimetsolla	merimetsoilla
ablative		merimetsolta	merimetsoilta
allative		merimetsolle	merimetsoille
essive		merimetsona	merimetsoina
translative		merimetsoksi	merimetsoiksi
abessive		merimetsotta	merimetsoitta
instructive		—	merimetsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of merimetso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merimetsoni merimetsoni accusative nom. merimetsoni merimetsoni gen. merimetsoni genitive merimetsoni merimetsojeni partitive merimetsoani merimetsojani inessive merimetsossani merimetsoissani elative merimetsostani merimetsoistani illative merimetsooni merimetsoihini adessive merimetsollani merimetsoillani ablative merimetsoltani merimetsoiltani allative merimetsolleni merimetsoilleni essive merimetsonani merimetsoinani translative merimetsokseni merimetsoikseni abessive merimetsottani merimetsoittani instructive — — comitative — merimetsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merimetsosi merimetsosi accusative nom. merimetsosi merimetsosi gen. merimetsosi genitive merimetsosi merimetsojesi partitive merimetsoasi merimetsojasi inessive merimetsossasi merimetsoissasi elative merimetsostasi merimetsoistasi illative merimetsoosi merimetsoihisi adessive merimetsollasi merimetsoillasi ablative merimetsoltasi merimetsoiltasi allative merimetsollesi merimetsoillesi essive merimetsonasi merimetsoinasi translative merimetsoksesi merimetsoiksesi abessive merimetsottasi merimetsoittasi instructive — — comitative — merimetsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merimetsomme merimetsomme accusative nom. merimetsomme merimetsomme gen. merimetsomme genitive merimetsomme merimetsojemme partitive merimetsoamme merimetsojamme inessive merimetsossamme merimetsoissamme elative merimetsostamme merimetsoistamme illative merimetsoomme merimetsoihimme adessive merimetsollamme merimetsoillamme ablative merimetsoltamme merimetsoiltamme allative merimetsollemme merimetsoillemme essive merimetsonamme merimetsoinamme translative merimetsoksemme merimetsoiksemme abessive merimetsottamme merimetsoittamme instructive — — comitative — merimetsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merimetsonne merimetsonne accusative nom. merimetsonne merimetsonne gen. merimetsonne genitive merimetsonne merimetsojenne partitive merimetsoanne merimetsojanne inessive merimetsossanne merimetsoissanne elative merimetsostanne merimetsoistanne illative merimetsoonne merimetsoihinne adessive merimetsollanne merimetsoillanne ablative merimetsoltanne merimetsoiltanne allative merimetsollenne merimetsoillenne essive merimetsonanne merimetsoinanne translative merimetsoksenne merimetsoiksenne abessive merimetsottanne merimetsoittanne instructive — — comitative — merimetsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative merimetsonsa merimetsonsa accusative nom. merimetsonsa merimetsonsa gen. merimetsonsa genitive merimetsonsa merimetsojensa partitive merimetsoaan merimetsoansa merimetsojaan merimetsojansa inessive merimetsossaan merimetsossansa merimetsoissaan merimetsoissansa elative merimetsostaan merimetsostansa merimetsoistaan merimetsoistansa illative merimetsoonsa merimetsoihinsa adessive merimetsollaan merimetsollansa merimetsoillaan merimetsoillansa ablative merimetsoltaan merimetsoltansa merimetsoiltaan merimetsoiltansa allative merimetsolleen merimetsollensa merimetsoilleen merimetsoillensa essive merimetsonaan merimetsonansa merimetsoinaan merimetsoinansa translative merimetsokseen merimetsoksensa merimetsoikseen merimetsoiksensa abessive merimetsottaan merimetsottansa merimetsoittaan merimetsoittansa instructive — — comitative — merimetsoineen merimetsoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• amerikanmerimetso
• aucklandinmerimetso
• australianmerimetso
• beringinmerimetso
• bountynmerimetso
• chathaminmerimetso
• etelänmerimetso
• galapagosinmerimetso
• guanomerimetso
• harmaamerimetso
• huppumerimetso
• intianmerimetso
• isomerimetso
• jaavanmerimetso
• japaninmerimetso
• kaislamerimetso
• kapinmerimetso
• kaunomerimetso
• kergueleninmerimetso
• kuningasmerimetso
• maorimerimetso
• matalikkomerimetso
• mustamerimetso
• oliivimerimetso
• partamerimetso
• patagonianmerimetso
• pikkumerimetso
• sepelmerimetso
• stewartinmerimetso
• tasmanianmerimetso
• tyrskymerimetso
• töyhtömerimetso
• ulappamerimetso

See also

• karimetso

Further reading

• “merimetso”, 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