# maruna
## Finnish
### Etymology

The meaning "wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)" appears to be the original. Further etymology unknown, but possibly related in some way to Estonian maran (dialectal, Eastern dialects), Võro maran, Votic marana (Kattila).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑrunɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝runɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrunɑ
* Hyphenation: ma‧ru‧na

### Noun

maruna
* (in the plural) Artemisia (genus in the plant family Asteraceae)
* artemisia (plant in that genus)
* mugwort, sagebrush, wormwood (common names of plants in that genus)
* (dialectal, Southwest Finnish, obsolete) absinthe, wormwood, grande wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

#### Usage notes

Dialectal distribution of maruna (“wormwood, Artemisia absinthium”) :
* Southern Southwest Finland (Eteläinen Varsinais-Suomi) [Southwestern dialects]
* Halikko, Kiikala, Kisko, Kuusjoki, Muurla, Paimio, Perniö, Pertteli, Suomusjärvi
* Southwest Finnish Highlands (Varsinais-Suomen ylämaa) [Southwestern transitional dialects]
* Lieto, Somerniemi, Somero
* Western Uusimaa (Länsi-Uusimaa) [Southwestern transitional dialects]
* Karjalohja, Lohja, Nummi, Pusula, Vihti
* Southern Tavastia (Etelä-Häme) [Tavastian dialects]
* Nurmijärvi
* The classification of and data for regional dialects is based on pre-1950s data. Since the 1950s, the dialects have become increasingly mixed, levelled and influenced by Standard Finnish. Besides Standard Finnish, a relatively uniform and originally urban 'colloquial Finnish' is beginning to emerge in their place, especially in the cities.Source: Suomen murteiden sanakirja by Kotimaisten kielten keskus (CC BY 4.0); see the information for the background image for its sources and licensing |

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maruna (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marunani
marunani
accusative
nom.
marunani
marunani
gen.
marunani
genitive
marunani
marunieni marunoideni marunoitteni marunojeni $^{rare}$ marunaini $^{rare}$
partitive
marunaani
maruniani marunoitani marunojani $^{rare}$
inessive
marunassani
marunoissani marunissani
elative
marunastani
marunoistani marunistani
illative
marunaani
maruniini marunoihini
adessive
marunallani
marunoillani marunillani
ablative
marunaltani
marunoiltani maruniltani
allative
marunalleni
marunoilleni marunilleni
essive
marunanani
marunoinani maruninani
translative
marunakseni
marunoikseni marunikseni
abessive
marunattani
marunoittani marunittani
instructive
comitative
—marunoineni marunineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marunasi
marunasi
accusative
nom.
marunasi
marunasi
gen.
marunasi
genitive
marunasi
maruniesi marunoidesi marunoittesi marunojesi $^{rare}$ marunaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
marunaasi
maruniasi marunoitasi marunojasi $^{rare}$
inessive
marunassasi
marunoissasi marunissasi
elative
marunastasi
marunoistasi marunistasi
illative
marunaasi
maruniisi marunoihisi
adessive
marunallasi
marunoillasi marunillasi
ablative
marunaltasi
marunoiltasi maruniltasi
allative
marunallesi
marunoillesi marunillesi
essive
marunanasi
marunoinasi maruninasi
translative
marunaksesi
marunoiksesi maruniksesi
abessive
marunattasi
marunoittasi marunittasi
instructive
comitative
—marunoinesi maruninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marunamme
marunamme
accusative
nom.
marunamme
marunamme
gen.
marunamme
genitive
marunamme
maruniemme marunoidemme marunoittemme marunojemme $^{rare}$ marunaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
marunaamme
maruniamme marunoitamme marunojamme $^{rare}$
inessive
marunassamme
marunoissamme marunissamme
elative
marunastamme
marunoistamme marunistamme
illative
marunaamme
maruniimme marunoihimme
adessive
marunallamme
marunoillamme marunillamme
ablative
marunaltamme
marunoiltamme maruniltamme
allative
marunallemme
marunoillemme marunillemme
essive
marunanamme
marunoinamme maruninamme
translative
marunaksemme
marunoiksemme maruniksemme
abessive
marunattamme
marunoittamme marunittamme
instructive
comitative
—marunoinemme maruninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marunanne
marunanne
accusative
nom.
marunanne
marunanne
gen.
marunanne
genitive
marunanne
marunienne marunoidenne marunoittenne marunojenne $^{rare}$ marunainne $^{rare}$
partitive
marunaanne
marunianne marunoitanne marunojanne $^{rare}$
inessive
marunassanne
marunoissanne marunissanne
elative
marunastanne
marunoistanne marunistanne
illative
marunaanne
maruniinne marunoihinne
adessive
marunallanne
marunoillanne marunillanne
ablative
marunaltanne
marunoiltanne maruniltanne
allative
marunallenne
marunoillenne marunillenne
essive
marunananne
marunoinanne maruninanne
translative
marunaksenne
marunoiksenne maruniksenne
abessive
marunattanne
marunoittanne marunittanne
instructive
comitative
—marunoinenne maruninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
marunansa
marunansa
accusative
nom.
marunansa
marunansa
gen.
marunansa
genitive
marunansa
maruniensa marunoidensa marunoittensa marunojensa $^{rare}$ marunainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
marunaansa
maruniaan marunoitaan maruniansa marunoitansa marunojaan $^{rare}$ marunojansa $^{rare}$
inessive
marunassaan marunassansa
marunoissaan marunissaan marunoissansa marunissansa
elative
marunastaan marunastansa
marunoistaan marunistaan marunoistansa marunistansa
illative
marunaansa
maruniinsa marunoihinsa
adessive
marunallaan marunallansa
marunoillaan marunillaan marunoillansa marunillansa
ablative
marunaltaan marunaltansa
marunoiltaan maruniltaan marunoiltansa maruniltansa
allative
marunalleen marunallensa
marunoilleen marunilleen marunoillensa marunillensa
essive
marunanaan marunanansa
marunoinaan maruninaan marunoinansa maruninansa
translative
marunakseen marunaksensa
marunoikseen marunikseen marunoiksensa maruniksensa
abessive
marunattaan marunattansa
marunoittaan marunittaan marunoittansa marunittansa
instructive
comitative
—marunoineen marunineen marunoinensa maruninensa :

#### Synonyms

* (Artemisia absinthium): koiruoho, mali

#### Derived terms

* aaprottimaruna
* ketomaruna
* kiinanmaruna
* kivikkomaruna
* maruna-arosopuli
* marunakaniini
* marunamatkija
* merimaruna
* perämerenmaruna

### Further reading

* “maruna”, 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

### Anagrams

* maarun, muraan, murana, naarmu, rumaan, rumana