metsoin

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From metso (“capercaillie; forest”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯ne/, [ˈme̞t͡s̠ŏ̞i̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯n/, [ˈme̞t͡so̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -et͡soi̯n
• Hyphenation: met‧soin

Noun

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

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯n/, [ˈme̞t͡s̠ŏ̞n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯n/, [ˈme̞t͡so̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -et͡soi̯n
• Hyphenation: met‧soin

Noun

metsoin

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