metsoin

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Ingrian

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Etymology 1

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From metso (capercaillie; forest) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metsoin

  1. diminutive of metso:
    1. little capercaillie
    2. (folk poetic) little forest
      • 1915, Oskar Groundstroem, anonymous quotee, “528. Soikkola, Säätinä, 228a”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:
        Oi sisoin, oi kanain, // Käit sie ennen metsoises[sa]?
        Oh little sister, oh little hen, // Did you go to the little forest earlier?
Declension
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Declension of metsoin (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative metsoin metsoiset
genitive metsoisen metsoisiin
partitive metsoista, metsoist metsoisia
illative metsoisee metsoisii
inessive metsoisees metsoisiis
elative metsoisest metsoisist
allative metsoiselle metsoisille
adessive metsoiseel metsoisiil
ablative metsoiselt metsoisilt
translative metsoiseks metsoisiks
essive metsoisenna, metsoiseen metsoisinna, metsoisiin
exessive1) metsoisent metsoisint
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.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metsoin

  1. genitive plural of metso
  2. Alternative spelling of metsoinna