# metso
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meccoi. Cognates include Ingrian metso, Livvi mečoi, Veps mecoi, Votic mettso, Ludian metšoi, Karelian meččo and possibly also Estonian metsis. Superficially metsä +‎ -o, but probably rather a folk-etymological adaptation of *mët'os.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetso/, [ˈme̞ts̠o̞]
* Rhymes: -etso
* Hyphenation: met‧so

### Noun

metso
* wood grouse, capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus (large, black bird of grouse family)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of metso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metsoni
metsoni
accusative
nom.
metsoni
metsoni
gen.
metsoni
genitive
metsoni
metsojeni
partitive
metsoani
metsojani
inessive
metsossani
metsoissani
elative
metsostani
metsoistani
illative
metsooni
metsoihini
adessive
metsollani
metsoillani
ablative
metsoltani
metsoiltani
allative
metsolleni
metsoilleni
essive
metsonani
metsoinani
translative
metsokseni
metsoikseni
abessive
metsottani
metsoittani
instructive
comitative
—metsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metsosi
metsosi
accusative
nom.
metsosi
metsosi
gen.
metsosi
genitive
metsosi
metsojesi
partitive
metsoasi
metsojasi
inessive
metsossasi
metsoissasi
elative
metsostasi
metsoistasi
illative
metsoosi
metsoihisi
adessive
metsollasi
metsoillasi
ablative
metsoltasi
metsoiltasi
allative
metsollesi
metsoillesi
essive
metsonasi
metsoinasi
translative
metsoksesi
metsoiksesi
abessive
metsottasi
metsoittasi
instructive
comitative
—metsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metsomme
metsomme
accusative
nom.
metsomme
metsomme
gen.
metsomme
genitive
metsomme
metsojemme
partitive
metsoamme
metsojamme
inessive
metsossamme
metsoissamme
elative
metsostamme
metsoistamme
illative
metsoomme
metsoihimme
adessive
metsollamme
metsoillamme
ablative
metsoltamme
metsoiltamme
allative
metsollemme
metsoillemme
essive
metsonamme
metsoinamme
translative
metsoksemme
metsoiksemme
abessive
metsottamme
metsoittamme
instructive
comitative
—metsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metsonne
metsonne
accusative
nom.
metsonne
metsonne
gen.
metsonne
genitive
metsonne
metsojenne
partitive
metsoanne
metsojanne
inessive
metsossanne
metsoissanne
elative
metsostanne
metsoistanne
illative
metsoonne
metsoihinne
adessive
metsollanne
metsoillanne
ablative
metsoltanne
metsoiltanne
allative
metsollenne
metsoillenne
essive
metsonanne
metsoinanne
translative
metsoksenne
metsoiksenne
abessive
metsottanne
metsoittanne
instructive
comitative
—metsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metsonsa
metsonsa
accusative
nom.
metsonsa
metsonsa
gen.
metsonsa
genitive
metsonsa
metsojensa
partitive
metsoaan metsoansa
metsojaan metsojansa
inessive
metsossaan metsossansa
metsoissaan metsoissansa
elative
metsostaan metsostansa
metsoistaan metsoistansa
illative
metsoonsa
metsoihinsa
adessive
metsollaan metsollansa
metsoillaan metsoillansa
ablative
metsoltaan metsoltansa
metsoiltaan metsoiltansa
allative
metsolleen metsollensa
metsoilleen metsoillensa
essive
metsonaan metsonansa
metsoinaan metsoinansa
translative
metsokseen metsoksensa
metsoikseen metsoiksensa
abessive
metsottaan metsottansa
metsoittaan metsoittansa
instructive
comitative
—metsoineen metsoinensa :

#### Hyponyms

* koppelo (female)
* ukkometso (adult male)

#### Derived terms

* Metsola
* karimetso
* korpimetso
* merimetso
* metsokukko
* siperianmetso
* ukkometso
* urosmetso

### Further reading

* “metso”, 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

* mesot

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mèː.(t)sʼóː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [mèː.sʼóː]

### Noun

mḕtsō m (possessed form mḕtson)
* caracal

### References

* Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 155.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meccoi, equivalent to metsä (“forest”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish metso and Veps mecoi.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmet͡so/, [ˈme̞t͡s̠ŏ̞̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmet͡soi̯/, [ˈme̞t͡so̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -et͡so, -et͡soi̯
* Hyphenation: met‧so

### Noun

metso
* capercaillie
* (folk poetic) Synonym of metsä

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) metsoin
* metsokana
* metsokukko

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “мецца”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307