# mursu
## Finnish
### Etymology

From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami morša, ultimately from Proto-Samic *moršë.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmursu/, [ˈmurs̠u]
* Rhymes: -ursu
* Hyphenation: mur‧su

### Noun

mursu
* walrus, Odobenus rosmarus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mursu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mursuni
mursuni
accusative
nom.
mursuni
mursuni
gen.
mursuni
genitive
mursuni
mursujeni
partitive
mursuani
mursujani
inessive
mursussani
mursuissani
elative
mursustani
mursuistani
illative
mursuuni
mursuihini
adessive
mursullani
mursuillani
ablative
mursultani
mursuiltani
allative
mursulleni
mursuilleni
essive
mursunani
mursuinani
translative
mursukseni
mursuikseni
abessive
mursuttani
mursuittani
instructive
comitative
—mursuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mursusi
mursusi
accusative
nom.
mursusi
mursusi
gen.
mursusi
genitive
mursusi
mursujesi
partitive
mursuasi
mursujasi
inessive
mursussasi
mursuissasi
elative
mursustasi
mursuistasi
illative
mursuusi
mursuihisi
adessive
mursullasi
mursuillasi
ablative
mursultasi
mursuiltasi
allative
mursullesi
mursuillesi
essive
mursunasi
mursuinasi
translative
mursuksesi
mursuiksesi
abessive
mursuttasi
mursuittasi
instructive
comitative
—mursuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mursumme
mursumme
accusative
nom.
mursumme
mursumme
gen.
mursumme
genitive
mursumme
mursujemme
partitive
mursuamme
mursujamme
inessive
mursussamme
mursuissamme
elative
mursustamme
mursuistamme
illative
mursuumme
mursuihimme
adessive
mursullamme
mursuillamme
ablative
mursultamme
mursuiltamme
allative
mursullemme
mursuillemme
essive
mursunamme
mursuinamme
translative
mursuksemme
mursuiksemme
abessive
mursuttamme
mursuittamme
instructive
comitative
—mursuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mursunne
mursunne
accusative
nom.
mursunne
mursunne
gen.
mursunne
genitive
mursunne
mursujenne
partitive
mursuanne
mursujanne
inessive
mursussanne
mursuissanne
elative
mursustanne
mursuistanne
illative
mursuunne
mursuihinne
adessive
mursullanne
mursuillanne
ablative
mursultanne
mursuiltanne
allative
mursullenne
mursuillenne
essive
mursunanne
mursuinanne
translative
mursuksenne
mursuiksenne
abessive
mursuttanne
mursuittanne
instructive
comitative
—mursuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mursunsa
mursunsa
accusative
nom.
mursunsa
mursunsa
gen.
mursunsa
genitive
mursunsa
mursujensa
partitive
mursuaan mursuansa
mursujaan mursujansa
inessive
mursussaan mursussansa
mursuissaan mursuissansa
elative
mursustaan mursustansa
mursuistaan mursuistansa
illative
mursuunsa
mursuihinsa
adessive
mursullaan mursullansa
mursuillaan mursuillansa
ablative
mursultaan mursultansa
mursuiltaan mursuiltansa
allative
mursulleen mursullensa
mursuilleen mursuillensa
essive
mursunaan mursunansa
mursuinaan mursuinansa
translative
mursukseen mursuksensa
mursuikseen mursuiksensa
abessive
mursuttaan mursuttansa
mursuittaan mursuittansa
instructive
comitative
—mursuineen mursuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* mursunluu
* mursunnahka
* mursunviikset

#### Related terms

* norsu

#### Descendants

* → Russian: морж (morž)
** → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: мо̏рж
    Latin script: mȍrž
** → Czech: mrož

#### See also

* hylje
* merileijona

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “mursu”, 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