meritse

Finnish

Etymology

From meri (“sea”) +‎ -itse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeritseˣ/, [ˈme̞rits̠e̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -eritse
Syllabification^(key): me‧rit‧se

Adverb

meritse

(travel) by sea

Further reading

“meritse”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Ingrian

Etymology

Prolative of meri (“sea”). Akin to Finnish meritse.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmerit͡se/, [ˈme̞rit͡s̠]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmerit͡se/, [ˈme̞rit͡se̞]

Rhymes: -erit͡s, -erit͡se

Hyphenation: me‧rit‧se

Adverb

meritse

by sea

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 306

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