merta

See also: mertâ and Merta

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ertɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mer‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): mer‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *mërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Swedish mjärde (“pot, trap”)).

Noun

merta

  1. pot, cage trap (a trap for fishing crabs, fish, etc.)
Declension
Inflection of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative merta merrat
genitive merran mertojen
partitive mertaa mertoja
illative mertaan mertoihin
singular plural
nominative merta merrat
accusative nom. merta merrat
gen. merran
genitive merran mertojen
mertain rare
partitive mertaa mertoja
inessive merrassa merroissa
elative merrasta merroista
illative mertaan mertoihin
adessive merralla merroilla
ablative merralta merroilta
allative merralle merroille
essive mertana mertoina
translative merraksi merroiksi
abessive merratta merroitta
instructive — merroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mertani mertani
accusative nom. mertani mertani
gen. mertani
genitive mertani mertojeni
mertaini rare
partitive mertaani mertojani
inessive merrassani merroissani
elative merrastani merroistani
illative mertaani mertoihini
adessive merrallani merroillani
ablative merraltani merroiltani
allative merralleni merroilleni
essive mertanani mertoinani
translative merrakseni merroikseni
abessive merrattani merroittani
instructive — —
comitative — mertoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mertasi mertasi
accusative nom. mertasi mertasi
gen. mertasi
genitive mertasi mertojesi
mertaisi rare
partitive mertaasi mertojasi
inessive merrassasi merroissasi
elative merrastasi merroistasi
illative mertaasi mertoihisi
adessive merrallasi merroillasi
ablative merraltasi merroiltasi
allative merrallesi merroillesi
essive mertanasi mertoinasi
translative merraksesi merroiksesi
abessive merrattasi merroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — mertoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mertamme mertamme
accusative nom. mertamme mertamme
gen. mertamme
genitive mertamme mertojemme
mertaimme rare
partitive mertaamme mertojamme
inessive merrassamme merroissamme
elative merrastamme merroistamme
illative mertaamme mertoihimme
adessive merrallamme merroillamme
ablative merraltamme merroiltamme
allative merrallemme merroillemme
essive mertanamme mertoinamme
translative merraksemme merroiksemme
abessive merrattamme merroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — mertoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mertanne mertanne
accusative nom. mertanne mertanne
gen. mertanne
genitive mertanne mertojenne
mertainne rare
partitive mertaanne mertojanne
inessive merrassanne merroissanne
elative merrastanne merroistanne
illative mertaanne mertoihinne
adessive merrallanne merroillanne
ablative merraltanne merroiltanne
allative merrallenne merroillenne
essive mertananne mertoinanne
translative merraksenne merroiksenne
abessive merrattanne merroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — mertoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mertansa mertansa
accusative nom. mertansa mertansa
gen. mertansa
genitive mertansa mertojensa
mertainsa rare
partitive mertaansa mertojaan
mertojansa
inessive merrassaan
merrassansa 		merroissaan
merroissansa
elative merrastaan
merrastansa 		merroistaan
merroistansa
illative mertaansa mertoihinsa
adessive merrallaan
merrallansa 		merroillaan
merroillansa
ablative merraltaan
merraltansa 		merroiltaan
merroiltansa
allative merralleen
merrallensa 		merroilleen
merroillensa
essive mertanaan
mertanansa 		mertoinaan
mertoinansa
translative merrakseen
merraksensa 		merroikseen
merroiksensa
abessive merrattaan
merrattansa 		merroittaan
merroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — mertoineen
mertoinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

merta

  1. partitive singular of meri
Usage notes
  • This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**mertä) according to vowel harmony.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mërta (“fish trap”). Cognates include Finnish merta and Estonian mõrd.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ta

Noun

merta

  1. basket
    Paa marjat mertaa! ― Put the berries in the basket!
  2. a type of fish trap used to catch lampreys

Declension

Declension of merta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative merta merrat
genitive merran mertoin
partitive mertaa mertoja
illative mertaa mertoi
inessive merraas merrois
elative merrast merroist
allative merralle merroille
adessive merraal merroil
ablative merralt merroilt
translative merraks merroiks
essive mertanna, mertaan mertoinna, mertoin
exessive1) mertant mertoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304

Karelian

Regional variants of merta
North Karelian
(Viena) 		merta
South Karelian
(Tver) 		merda

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mërta. Cognates include Finnish merta and Veps merd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmertɑ/
  • Hyphenation: mer‧ta

Noun

merta (genitive merran, partitive mertua)

  1. (North Karelian) fish trap

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of merta (type 4/kala, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative merta merrat
genitive merran mertojen
partitive mertua mertoja
illative mertah mertoih
inessive merrašša merroissa
elative merrašta merroista
adessive merralla merroilla
ablative merralta merroilta
translative merrakši merroiksi
essive mertana mertoina
comitative — merroineh
abessive merratta merroitta
prolative — —
instructive — merroin
Possessive forms of merta
1st person mertani
2nd person mertaš
3rd person mertah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

  • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “merta”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
  • Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “merta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

merta f

  1. (Kuyavia) alternative form of mirt

Further reading

  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “merta”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 217
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