# meritaimen
## Finnish
### Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ taimen (“trout”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeriˌtɑi̯men/, [ˈme̞riˌt̪ɑ̝i̯me̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑimen
* Hyphenation: meri‧taimen

### Noun

meritaimen
* sea trout (Salmo trutta morpha trutta)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of meritaimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meritaimeneni
meritaimeneni
accusative
nom.
meritaimeneni
meritaimeneni
gen.
meritaimeneni
genitive
meritaimeneni
meritaimenieni meritaimenteni
partitive
meritaimentani
meritaimeniani
inessive
meritaimenessani
meritaimenissani
elative
meritaimenestani
meritaimenistani
illative
meritaimeneeni
meritaimeniini
adessive
meritaimenellani
meritaimenillani
ablative
meritaimeneltani
meritaimeniltani
allative
meritaimenelleni
meritaimenilleni
essive
meritaimenenani
meritaimeninani
translative
meritaimenekseni
meritaimenikseni
abessive
meritaimenettani
meritaimenittani
instructive
comitative
—meritaimenineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meritaimenesi
meritaimenesi
accusative
nom.
meritaimenesi
meritaimenesi
gen.
meritaimenesi
genitive
meritaimenesi
meritaimeniesi meritaimentesi
partitive
meritaimentasi
meritaimeniasi
inessive
meritaimenessasi
meritaimenissasi
elative
meritaimenestasi
meritaimenistasi
illative
meritaimeneesi
meritaimeniisi
adessive
meritaimenellasi
meritaimenillasi
ablative
meritaimeneltasi
meritaimeniltasi
allative
meritaimenellesi
meritaimenillesi
essive
meritaimenenasi
meritaimeninasi
translative
meritaimeneksesi
meritaimeniksesi
abessive
meritaimenettasi
meritaimenittasi
instructive
comitative
—meritaimeninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meritaimenemme
meritaimenemme
accusative
nom.
meritaimenemme
meritaimenemme
gen.
meritaimenemme
genitive
meritaimenemme
meritaimeniemme meritaimentemme
partitive
meritaimentamme
meritaimeniamme
inessive
meritaimenessamme
meritaimenissamme
elative
meritaimenestamme
meritaimenistamme
illative
meritaimeneemme
meritaimeniimme
adessive
meritaimenellamme
meritaimenillamme
ablative
meritaimeneltamme
meritaimeniltamme
allative
meritaimenellemme
meritaimenillemme
essive
meritaimenenamme
meritaimeninamme
translative
meritaimeneksemme
meritaimeniksemme
abessive
meritaimenettamme
meritaimenittamme
instructive
comitative
—meritaimeninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meritaimenenne
meritaimenenne
accusative
nom.
meritaimenenne
meritaimenenne
gen.
meritaimenenne
genitive
meritaimenenne
meritaimenienne meritaimentenne
partitive
meritaimentanne
meritaimenianne
inessive
meritaimenessanne
meritaimenissanne
elative
meritaimenestanne
meritaimenistanne
illative
meritaimeneenne
meritaimeniinne
adessive
meritaimenellanne
meritaimenillanne
ablative
meritaimeneltanne
meritaimeniltanne
allative
meritaimenellenne
meritaimenillenne
essive
meritaimenenanne
meritaimeninanne
translative
meritaimeneksenne
meritaimeniksenne
abessive
meritaimenettanne
meritaimenittanne
instructive
comitative
—meritaimeninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
meritaimenensa
meritaimenensa
accusative
nom.
meritaimenensa
meritaimenensa
gen.
meritaimenensa
genitive
meritaimenensa
meritaimeniensa meritaimentensa
partitive
meritaimentaan meritaimentansa
meritaimeniaan meritaimeniansa
inessive
meritaimenessaan meritaimenessansa
meritaimenissaan meritaimenissansa
elative
meritaimenestaan meritaimenestansa
meritaimenistaan meritaimenistansa
illative
meritaimeneensa
meritaimeniinsa
adessive
meritaimenellaan meritaimenellansa
meritaimenillaan meritaimenillansa
ablative
meritaimeneltaan meritaimeneltansa
meritaimeniltaan meritaimeniltansa
allative
meritaimenelleen meritaimenellensa
meritaimenilleen meritaimenillensa
essive
meritaimenenaan meritaimenenansa
meritaimeninaan meritaimeninansa
translative
meritaimenekseen meritaimeneksensa
meritaimenikseen meritaimeniksensa
abessive
meritaimenettaan meritaimenettansa
meritaimenittaan meritaimenittansa
instructive
comitative
—meritaimenineen meritaimeninensa :

#### Synonyms

* tammukka

#### See also

* taimen
* järvitaimen
* purotaimen

### Further reading

* “meritaimen”, 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