Marfa

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See also: marfa and marfă

English

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Etymology

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Transliteration of Russian Ма́рфа (Márfa). Doublet of Martha. The town is named after a character in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Marfa

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марфа (Marfa).
  2. A city, the county seat of Presidio County, in far West Texas.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Марфа (Marfa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Marfa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Declension

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Declension of Marfa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Marfa Marfat
genitive Marfan Marfoin
partitive Marfaa Marfoja
illative Marfaa Marfoi
inessive Marfaas Marfois
elative Marfast Marfoist
allative Marfalle Marfoille
adessive Marfaal Marfoil
ablative Marfalt Marfoilt
translative Marfaks Marfoiks
essive Marfanna, Marfaan Marfoinna, Marfoin
exessive1) Marfant Marfoint
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.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 296