Marketta

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval contraction of the Swedish Margareta. Cognate to English Margaret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrketːɑ/, [ˈmɑrke̞t̪ːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrketːɑ
• Syllabification: Mar‧ket‧ta

Proper noun

Marketta

1. A female given name.
   • 1840 Kanteletar:3:17 Marketta ja Anterus :

     Mikä meiän Marketalla,

     kuka Kurketta rukalla,

     aina saunassa asuvi,

     aina saunan karsinassa?

Declension

Inflection of Marketta (Kotus type 14/solakka, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Marketta	Marketat
genitive		Marketan	Marketoiden Marketoitten Markettojen
partitive		Markettaa	Marketoita Markettoja
illative		Markettaan	Marketoihin Markettoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Marketta	Marketat
accusative	nom.	Marketta	Marketat
	gen.	Marketan
genitive		Marketan	Marketoiden Marketoitten Markettojen Markettainrare
partitive		Markettaa	Marketoita Markettoja
inessive		Marketassa	Marketoissa
elative		Marketasta	Marketoista
illative		Markettaan	Marketoihin Markettoihin
adessive		Marketalla	Marketoilla
ablative		Marketalta	Marketoilta
allative		Marketalle	Marketoille
essive		Markettana	Markettoina
translative		Marketaksi	Marketoiksi
instructive		—	Marketoin
abessive		Marketatta	Marketoitta
comitative		—	Markettoineen

Possessive forms of Marketta (type solakka)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Markettani	Markettamme
2nd person	Markettasi	Markettanne
3rd person	Markettansa

Related terms

• Maaret, Maarit, Margareeta, Margareetta, Marita, Maritta, Marjatta
• Kreeta, Reeta, Reetta