merikarhu

Finnish

Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ karhu (“bear”)

Noun

merikarhu

1. (zoology) fur seal
2. (nautical) seadog, tar (experienced sailor)

Usage notes

• A committee for standardization of Finnish mammal names proposes (in 2008) that the fur seal genus Arctocephalus (8 species) should be called haaremihylkeet and the genus Callorhinus (1 species) beringinhylkeet.

Declension

Inflection of merikarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		merikarhu	merikarhut
genitive		merikarhun	merikarhujen
partitive		merikarhua	merikarhuja
illative		merikarhuun	merikarhuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		merikarhu	merikarhut
accusative	nom.	merikarhu	merikarhut
	gen.	merikarhun
genitive		merikarhun	merikarhujen
partitive		merikarhua	merikarhuja
inessive		merikarhussa	merikarhuissa
elative		merikarhusta	merikarhuista
illative		merikarhuun	merikarhuihin
adessive		merikarhulla	merikarhuilla
ablative		merikarhulta	merikarhuilta
allative		merikarhulle	merikarhuille
essive		merikarhuna	merikarhuina
translative		merikarhuksi	merikarhuiksi
abessive		merikarhutta	merikarhuitta
instructive		—	merikarhuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of merikarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merikarhuni merikarhuni accusative nom. merikarhuni merikarhuni gen. merikarhuni genitive merikarhuni merikarhujeni partitive merikarhuani merikarhujani inessive merikarhussani merikarhuissani elative merikarhustani merikarhuistani illative merikarhuuni merikarhuihini adessive merikarhullani merikarhuillani ablative merikarhultani merikarhuiltani allative merikarhulleni merikarhuilleni essive merikarhunani merikarhuinani translative merikarhukseni merikarhuikseni abessive merikarhuttani merikarhuittani instructive — — comitative — merikarhuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merikarhusi merikarhusi accusative nom. merikarhusi merikarhusi gen. merikarhusi genitive merikarhusi merikarhujesi partitive merikarhuasi merikarhujasi inessive merikarhussasi merikarhuissasi elative merikarhustasi merikarhuistasi illative merikarhuusi merikarhuihisi adessive merikarhullasi merikarhuillasi ablative merikarhultasi merikarhuiltasi allative merikarhullesi merikarhuillesi essive merikarhunasi merikarhuinasi translative merikarhuksesi merikarhuiksesi abessive merikarhuttasi merikarhuittasi instructive — — comitative — merikarhuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merikarhumme merikarhumme accusative nom. merikarhumme merikarhumme gen. merikarhumme genitive merikarhumme merikarhujemme partitive merikarhuamme merikarhujamme inessive merikarhussamme merikarhuissamme elative merikarhustamme merikarhuistamme illative merikarhuumme merikarhuihimme adessive merikarhullamme merikarhuillamme ablative merikarhultamme merikarhuiltamme allative merikarhullemme merikarhuillemme essive merikarhunamme merikarhuinamme translative merikarhuksemme merikarhuiksemme abessive merikarhuttamme merikarhuittamme instructive — — comitative — merikarhuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merikarhunne merikarhunne accusative nom. merikarhunne merikarhunne gen. merikarhunne genitive merikarhunne merikarhujenne partitive merikarhuanne merikarhujanne inessive merikarhussanne merikarhuissanne elative merikarhustanne merikarhuistanne illative merikarhuunne merikarhuihinne adessive merikarhullanne merikarhuillanne ablative merikarhultanne merikarhuiltanne allative merikarhullenne merikarhuillenne essive merikarhunanne merikarhuinanne translative merikarhuksenne merikarhuiksenne abessive merikarhuttanne merikarhuittanne instructive — — comitative — merikarhuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative merikarhunsa merikarhunsa accusative nom. merikarhunsa merikarhunsa gen. merikarhunsa genitive merikarhunsa merikarhujensa partitive merikarhuaan merikarhuansa merikarhujaan merikarhujansa inessive merikarhussaan merikarhussansa merikarhuissaan merikarhuissansa elative merikarhustaan merikarhustansa merikarhuistaan merikarhuistansa illative merikarhuunsa merikarhuihinsa adessive merikarhullaan merikarhullansa merikarhuillaan merikarhuillansa ablative merikarhultaan merikarhultansa merikarhuiltaan merikarhuiltansa allative merikarhulleen merikarhullensa merikarhuilleen merikarhuillensa essive merikarhunaan merikarhunansa merikarhuinaan merikarhuinansa translative merikarhukseen merikarhuksensa merikarhuikseen merikarhuiksensa abessive merikarhuttaan merikarhuttansa merikarhuittaan merikarhuittansa instructive — — comitative — merikarhuineen merikarhuinensa

Synonyms

• turkishylje

Hypernyms

• korvahylje