See Merja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "A 20th-century coinage inspired by Marja and Meri, both ultimately equivalents of the English Mary. Also explained to mean merjalainen (“member of an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "no gradation",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "9/kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "Merja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjat",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjat",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjat",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjain",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoista",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihin",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoille",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjana",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoina",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjatta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoitta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoin",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "See the possessive forms below.",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "no gradation",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "9/kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojeni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaini",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihini",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalleni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilleni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjakseni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoikseni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoineni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaisi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihisi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaimme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihimme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjainne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihinne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjananne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjainsa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihinsa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalleen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilleen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjakseen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoikseen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoineen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "proper noun",
"3": "",
"g": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "Merja",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Merja",
"name": "fi-proper noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "Merj",
"2": "",
"3": "",
"4": "a"
},
"name": "fi-decl-kala"
}
],
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Finnish female given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Finnish given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Finnish kala-type nominals",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
28,
33
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
24,
29
]
],
"english": "Jokke. And your name is Merja, as I heard. That is a rather peculiar name too.",
"ref": "1939, Mika Waltari, “Yövieras”, in Vallaton Waltari, WSOY, published 1957, page 347:",
"text": "Jokke. Ja teidän nimenne on Merja, sen kuulin. Sekin on hyvin erikoinen nimi.",
"translation": "Jokke. And your name is Merja, as I heard. That is a rather peculiar name too.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
127,
134
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
108,
114
]
],
"english": "And still: could I say the father's and the mother's names out loud without feeling awkward. There had been Merjas and Marjas, and pronouncing those out loud felt like something pushing a finger between your ribs. Then there was Tarja.",
"ref": "2018, Pirjo Hassinen, Parit, Otava, →ISBN, page 211:",
"text": "Ja vielä: kykenenkö lausumaan ääneen hänen isänsä ja äitinsä etunimet ilman että minusta tuntuu kiusalliselta. Sillä oli ollut Merjoja ja Marjoja, joiden nimen lausuminen oli kuin kylkiluiden väliin työnnettäisiin sormea. Sitten oli tullut Tarja.",
"translation": "And still: could I say the father's and the mother's names out loud without feeling awkward. There had been Merjas and Marjas, and pronouncing those out loud felt like something pushing a finger between your ribs. Then there was Tarja.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a female given name"
],
"id": "en-Merja-fi-name-pLhOhtoi",
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmerjɑ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈme̞rjɑ̝]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-erjɑ"
}
],
"word": "Merja"
}
{
"etymology_text": "A 20th-century coinage inspired by Marja and Meri, both ultimately equivalents of the English Mary. Also explained to mean merjalainen (“member of an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "no gradation",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "9/kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "Merja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjat",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjat",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjat",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjain",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoista",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihin",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoille",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjana",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoina",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjatta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoitta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoin",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "See the possessive forms below.",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "no gradation",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "9/kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojeni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaini",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihini",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalleni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoilleni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjakseni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoikseni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoineni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-kala",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaisi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastasi",
"source": "declension",
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"elative",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "Merjoistasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjaasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "Merjoihisi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjallasi",
"source": "declension",
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"adessive",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "Merjoillasi",
"source": "declension",
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"adessive",
"plural"
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{
"form": "Merjaltasi",
"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"allative",
"singular"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"allative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjanasi",
"source": "declension",
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"essive",
"singular"
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{
"form": "Merjoinasi",
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"essive",
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"form": "Merjattasi",
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"singular"
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"nominative",
"plural"
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},
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"genitive",
"singular"
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},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"singular"
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{
"form": "Merjojemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaimme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "Merjoistamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoihimme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiltamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallemme",
"source": "declension",
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"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjanamme",
"source": "declension",
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"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"translative"
]
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"form": "Merjoiksemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
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"form": "Merjattamme",
"source": "declension",
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"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"plural"
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{
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"plural"
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"singular"
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"nominative",
"plural"
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},
{
"form": "Merjanne",
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"singular"
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{
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{
"form": "Merjojenne",
"source": "declension",
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"plural"
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"form": "Merjassanne",
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]
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"form": "Merjoissanne",
"source": "declension",
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"inessive",
"plural"
]
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"source": "declension",
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]
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"form": "Merjoistanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaanne",
"source": "declension",
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"illative",
"singular"
]
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"source": "declension",
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"illative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjallanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "Merjoillanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjaltanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjallenne",
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"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjananne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"plural"
]
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"form": "Merjaksenne",
"source": "declension",
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"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksenne",
"source": "declension",
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"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattanne",
"source": "declension",
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"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
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"plural"
]
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{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "Merjoinenne",
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]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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]
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{
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjansa",
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},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
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]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjojensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjainsa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjassaan",
"source": "declension",
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"inessive",
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]
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"source": "declension",
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"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoissansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjastansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoistaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaansa",
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"singular"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"illative",
"plural"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
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]
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{
"form": "Merjoillaan",
"source": "declension",
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"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillansa",
"source": "declension",
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaltansa",
"source": "declension",
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"singular"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjalleen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjallensa",
"source": "declension",
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"allative",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "Merjoilleen",
"source": "declension",
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"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoillensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Merjanaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjakseen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjaksensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoikseen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoiksensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjattansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittaan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoittansa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoineen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Merjoinensa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"2": "proper noun",
"3": "",
"g": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "Merja",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Merja",
"name": "fi-proper noun"
}
],
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"2": "",
"3": "",
"4": "a"
},
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],
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"lang_code": "fi",
"pos": "name",
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{
"categories": [
"Finnish 2-syllable words",
"Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
"Finnish female given names",
"Finnish given names",
"Finnish kala-type nominals",
"Finnish lemmas",
"Finnish proper nouns",
"Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Finnish terms with quotations",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned",
"Rhymes:Finnish/erjɑ",
"Rhymes:Finnish/erjɑ/2 syllables"
],
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"bold_text_offsets": [
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28,
33
]
],
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24,
29
]
],
"english": "Jokke. And your name is Merja, as I heard. That is a rather peculiar name too.",
"ref": "1939, Mika Waltari, “Yövieras”, in Vallaton Waltari, WSOY, published 1957, page 347:",
"text": "Jokke. Ja teidän nimenne on Merja, sen kuulin. Sekin on hyvin erikoinen nimi.",
"translation": "Jokke. And your name is Merja, as I heard. That is a rather peculiar name too.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
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127,
134
]
],
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108,
114
]
],
"english": "And still: could I say the father's and the mother's names out loud without feeling awkward. There had been Merjas and Marjas, and pronouncing those out loud felt like something pushing a finger between your ribs. Then there was Tarja.",
"ref": "2018, Pirjo Hassinen, Parit, Otava, →ISBN, page 211:",
"text": "Ja vielä: kykenenkö lausumaan ääneen hänen isänsä ja äitinsä etunimet ilman että minusta tuntuu kiusalliselta. Sillä oli ollut Merjoja ja Marjoja, joiden nimen lausuminen oli kuin kylkiluiden väliin työnnettäisiin sormea. Sitten oli tullut Tarja.",
"translation": "And still: could I say the father's and the mother's names out loud without feeling awkward. There had been Merjas and Marjas, and pronouncing those out loud felt like something pushing a finger between your ribs. Then there was Tarja.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈmerjɑ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈme̞rjɑ̝]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-erjɑ"
}
],
"word": "Merja"
}
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