meritaimen

Finnish

Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ taimen (“trout”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌtɑi̯men/, [ˈme̞riˌt̪ɑ̝i̯me̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑimen
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ri‧tai‧men

Noun

meritaimen

1. sea trout (Salmo trutta morpha trutta)

Declension

Inflection of meritaimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative		meritaimen	meritaimenet
genitive		meritaimenen	meritaimenien meritaimenten
partitive		meritaimenta	meritaimenia
illative		meritaimeneen	meritaimeniin
		singular	plural
nominative		meritaimen	meritaimenet
accusative	nom.	meritaimen	meritaimenet
	gen.	meritaimenen
genitive		meritaimenen	meritaimenien meritaimenten
partitive		meritaimenta	meritaimenia
inessive		meritaimenessa	meritaimenissa
elative		meritaimenesta	meritaimenista
illative		meritaimeneen	meritaimeniin
adessive		meritaimenella	meritaimenilla
ablative		meritaimenelta	meritaimenilta
allative		meritaimenelle	meritaimenille
essive		meritaimenena	meritaimenina
translative		meritaimeneksi	meritaimeniksi
abessive		meritaimenetta	meritaimenitta
instructive		—	meritaimenin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of meritaimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meritaimeneni meritaimeneni accusative nom. meritaimeneni meritaimeneni gen. meritaimeneni genitive meritaimeneni meritaimenieni meritaimenteni partitive meritaimentani meritaimeniani inessive meritaimenessani meritaimenissani elative meritaimenestani meritaimenistani illative meritaimeneeni meritaimeniini adessive meritaimenellani meritaimenillani ablative meritaimeneltani meritaimeniltani allative meritaimenelleni meritaimenilleni essive meritaimenenani meritaimeninani translative meritaimenekseni meritaimenikseni abessive meritaimenettani meritaimenittani instructive — — comitative — meritaimenineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative meritaimenesi meritaimenesi accusative nom. meritaimenesi meritaimenesi gen. meritaimenesi genitive meritaimenesi meritaimeniesi meritaimentesi partitive meritaimentasi meritaimeniasi inessive meritaimenessasi meritaimenissasi elative meritaimenestasi meritaimenistasi illative meritaimeneesi meritaimeniisi adessive meritaimenellasi meritaimenillasi ablative meritaimeneltasi meritaimeniltasi allative meritaimenellesi meritaimenillesi essive meritaimenenasi meritaimeninasi translative meritaimeneksesi meritaimeniksesi abessive meritaimenettasi meritaimenittasi instructive — — comitative — meritaimeninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meritaimenemme meritaimenemme accusative nom. meritaimenemme meritaimenemme gen. meritaimenemme genitive meritaimenemme meritaimeniemme meritaimentemme partitive meritaimentamme meritaimeniamme inessive meritaimenessamme meritaimenissamme elative meritaimenestamme meritaimenistamme illative meritaimeneemme meritaimeniimme adessive meritaimenellamme meritaimenillamme ablative meritaimeneltamme meritaimeniltamme allative meritaimenellemme meritaimenillemme essive meritaimenenamme meritaimeninamme translative meritaimeneksemme meritaimeniksemme abessive meritaimenettamme meritaimenittamme instructive — — comitative — meritaimeninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meritaimenenne meritaimenenne accusative nom. meritaimenenne meritaimenenne gen. meritaimenenne genitive meritaimenenne meritaimenienne meritaimentenne partitive meritaimentanne meritaimenianne inessive meritaimenessanne meritaimenissanne elative meritaimenestanne meritaimenistanne illative meritaimeneenne meritaimeniinne adessive meritaimenellanne meritaimenillanne ablative meritaimeneltanne meritaimeniltanne allative meritaimenellenne meritaimenillenne essive meritaimenenanne meritaimeninanne translative meritaimeneksenne meritaimeniksenne abessive meritaimenettanne meritaimenittanne instructive — — comitative — meritaimeninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative meritaimenensa meritaimenensa accusative nom. meritaimenensa meritaimenensa gen. meritaimenensa genitive meritaimenensa meritaimeniensa meritaimentensa partitive meritaimentaan meritaimentansa meritaimeniaan meritaimeniansa inessive meritaimenessaan meritaimenessansa meritaimenissaan meritaimenissansa elative meritaimenestaan meritaimenestansa meritaimenistaan meritaimenistansa illative meritaimeneensa meritaimeniinsa adessive meritaimenellaan meritaimenellansa meritaimenillaan meritaimenillansa ablative meritaimeneltaan meritaimeneltansa meritaimeniltaan meritaimeniltansa allative meritaimenelleen meritaimenellensa meritaimenilleen meritaimenillensa essive meritaimenenaan meritaimenenansa meritaimeninaan meritaimeninansa translative meritaimenekseen meritaimeneksensa meritaimenikseen meritaimeniksensa abessive meritaimenettaan meritaimenettansa meritaimenittaan meritaimenittansa instructive — — comitative — meritaimenineen meritaimeninensa

Synonyms

• tammukka

Related terms

• taimen
• järvitaimen
• purotaimen

Further reading

• “meritaimen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03