metsis
Estonian
Etymology
From mets + -is. Compare Finnish metso and Ingrian metsoi. Alternatively a derivation from mõtus, reanalysed as a derivation of mets.
Noun
metsis (genitive metsise, partitive metsist)
- capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Declension
Inflection of metsis (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metsis | metsised |
| accusative | metsise | metsised |
| genitive | metsise | metsiste |
| partitive | metsist | metsiseid |
| illative | metsisesse | metsistesse metsiseisse |
| inessive | metsises | metsistes metsiseis |
| elative | metsisest | metsistest metsiseist |
| allative | metsisele | metsistele metsiseile |
| adessive | metsisel | metsistel metsiseil |
| ablative | metsiselt | metsistelt metsiseilt |
| translative | metsiseks | metsisteks metsiseiks |
| terminative | metsiseni | metsisteni |
| essive | metsisena | metsistena |
| abessive | metsiseta | metsisteta |
| comitative | metsisega | metsistega |
Synonyms
- mõtus