merimees

Ingrian

Etymology

From meri (“sea”) +‎ mees (“man”). Akin to Finnish merimies.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌmeːs/, [ˈme̞riˌmeːz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌmeːs/, [ˈme̞riˌme̝ːʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -eːs
• Hyphenation: me‧ri‧mees

Noun

merimees

1. seaman

Declension

Declension of merimees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	merimees	merimeehet
genitive	merimeehen	merimeehiin
partitive	merimeestä, merimeest	merimeehiä
illative	merimeehee	merimeehii
inessive	merimeehees	merimeehiis
elative	merimeehest	merimeehist
allative	merimeehelle	merimeehille
adessive	merimeeheel	merimeehiil
ablative	merimeehelt	merimeehilt
translative	merimeeheks	merimeehiks
essive	merimeehennä, merimeeheen	merimeehinnä, merimeehiin
exessive1)	merimeehent	merimeehint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 305