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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/merta
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *merda-, whence Swedish mjärde, Westrobothnian meel.
Noun
*merta
- fish trap
Inflection
Inflection of *merta
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *merta | *merdat | |
| accusative | *merdan | *merdat | |
| genitive | *merdan | *mertaden *mertoiden | |
| partitive | *mertada | *mertoida | |
| inessive | *merdassa | *merdoissa | |
| elative | *merdasta | *merdoista | |
| illative | *mertahen | *mertoihen | |
| adessive | *merdalla | *merdoilla | |
| ablative | *merdalta | *merdoilta | |
| allative | *mertalek | *mertoilek | |
| essive | *mertana | *mertoina | |
| translative | *merdaksi | *merdoiksi | |
| instructive | *merdan | *merdoin | |
| comitative | *mertanek | *mertoinek | |
| abessive | *merdakta | *merdoikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: mõrd
- Finnish: merta
- → Northern Sami: meardi
- Ingrian: merta
- Karelian: merta, merda
- Livonian: mȭrda
- → Latvian: murds
- Livvi: merdu
- Ludian: merd
- Veps: merd
- Võro: mõrd
- Votic: mõrta
Further reading
- mõrd in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN