# merimetso
## Finnish
### Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ metso (“wood grouse, capercaillie”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeriˌmetso/, [ˈme̞riˌme̞ts̠o̞]
* Rhymes: -etso
* Hyphenation: meri‧metso

### Noun

merimetso
* cormorant, shag (any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)
* great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (type species of the cormorant family)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of merimetso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merimetsoni
merimetsoni
accusative
nom.
merimetsoni
merimetsoni
gen.
merimetsoni
genitive
merimetsoni
merimetsojeni
partitive
merimetsoani
merimetsojani
inessive
merimetsossani
merimetsoissani
elative
merimetsostani
merimetsoistani
illative
merimetsooni
merimetsoihini
adessive
merimetsollani
merimetsoillani
ablative
merimetsoltani
merimetsoiltani
allative
merimetsolleni
merimetsoilleni
essive
merimetsonani
merimetsoinani
translative
merimetsokseni
merimetsoikseni
abessive
merimetsottani
merimetsoittani
instructive
comitative
—merimetsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merimetsosi
merimetsosi
accusative
nom.
merimetsosi
merimetsosi
gen.
merimetsosi
genitive
merimetsosi
merimetsojesi
partitive
merimetsoasi
merimetsojasi
inessive
merimetsossasi
merimetsoissasi
elative
merimetsostasi
merimetsoistasi
illative
merimetsoosi
merimetsoihisi
adessive
merimetsollasi
merimetsoillasi
ablative
merimetsoltasi
merimetsoiltasi
allative
merimetsollesi
merimetsoillesi
essive
merimetsonasi
merimetsoinasi
translative
merimetsoksesi
merimetsoiksesi
abessive
merimetsottasi
merimetsoittasi
instructive
comitative
—merimetsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merimetsomme
merimetsomme
accusative
nom.
merimetsomme
merimetsomme
gen.
merimetsomme
genitive
merimetsomme
merimetsojemme
partitive
merimetsoamme
merimetsojamme
inessive
merimetsossamme
merimetsoissamme
elative
merimetsostamme
merimetsoistamme
illative
merimetsoomme
merimetsoihimme
adessive
merimetsollamme
merimetsoillamme
ablative
merimetsoltamme
merimetsoiltamme
allative
merimetsollemme
merimetsoillemme
essive
merimetsonamme
merimetsoinamme
translative
merimetsoksemme
merimetsoiksemme
abessive
merimetsottamme
merimetsoittamme
instructive
comitative
—merimetsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merimetsonne
merimetsonne
accusative
nom.
merimetsonne
merimetsonne
gen.
merimetsonne
genitive
merimetsonne
merimetsojenne
partitive
merimetsoanne
merimetsojanne
inessive
merimetsossanne
merimetsoissanne
elative
merimetsostanne
merimetsoistanne
illative
merimetsoonne
merimetsoihinne
adessive
merimetsollanne
merimetsoillanne
ablative
merimetsoltanne
merimetsoiltanne
allative
merimetsollenne
merimetsoillenne
essive
merimetsonanne
merimetsoinanne
translative
merimetsoksenne
merimetsoiksenne
abessive
merimetsottanne
merimetsoittanne
instructive
comitative
—merimetsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merimetsonsa
merimetsonsa
accusative
nom.
merimetsonsa
merimetsonsa
gen.
merimetsonsa
genitive
merimetsonsa
merimetsojensa
partitive
merimetsoaan merimetsoansa
merimetsojaan merimetsojansa
inessive
merimetsossaan merimetsossansa
merimetsoissaan merimetsoissansa
elative
merimetsostaan merimetsostansa
merimetsoistaan merimetsoistansa
illative
merimetsoonsa
merimetsoihinsa
adessive
merimetsollaan merimetsollansa
merimetsoillaan merimetsoillansa
ablative
merimetsoltaan merimetsoltansa
merimetsoiltaan merimetsoiltansa
allative
merimetsolleen merimetsollensa
merimetsoilleen merimetsoillensa
essive
merimetsonaan merimetsonansa
merimetsoinaan merimetsoinansa
translative
merimetsokseen merimetsoksensa
merimetsoikseen merimetsoiksensa
abessive
merimetsottaan merimetsottansa
merimetsoittaan merimetsoittansa
instructive
comitative
—merimetsoineen merimetsoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* amerikanmerimetso
* aucklandinmerimetso
* australianmerimetso
* beringinmerimetso
* bountynmerimetso
* chathaminmerimetso
* etelänmerimetso
* galapagosinmerimetso
* guanomerimetso
* harmaamerimetso
* huppumerimetso
* intianmerimetso
* isomerimetso
* jaavanmerimetso
* japaninmerimetso
* kaislamerimetso
* kapinmerimetso
* kaunomerimetso
* kergueleninmerimetso
* kuningasmerimetso
* maorimerimetso
* matalikkomerimetso
* mustamerimetso
* oliivimerimetso
* partamerimetso
* patagonianmerimetso
* pikkumerimetso
* sepelmerimetso
* stewartinmerimetso
* tasmanianmerimetso
* tyrskymerimetso
* töyhtömerimetso
* ulappamerimetso

#### See also

* karimetso

### Further reading

* “merimetso”, 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