# merinorsu
## Finnish
### Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ norsu (“elephant”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeriˌnorsu/, [ˈme̞riˌno̞rs̠u]
* Rhymes: -orsu
* Hyphenation: meri‧norsu

### Noun

merinorsu (dated)
* Synonym of isohylje (“elephant seal”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of merinorsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merinorsuni
merinorsuni
accusative
nom.
merinorsuni
merinorsuni
gen.
merinorsuni
genitive
merinorsuni
merinorsujeni
partitive
merinorsuani
merinorsujani
inessive
merinorsussani
merinorsuissani
elative
merinorsustani
merinorsuistani
illative
merinorsuuni
merinorsuihini
adessive
merinorsullani
merinorsuillani
ablative
merinorsultani
merinorsuiltani
allative
merinorsulleni
merinorsuilleni
essive
merinorsunani
merinorsuinani
translative
merinorsukseni
merinorsuikseni
abessive
merinorsuttani
merinorsuittani
instructive
comitative
—merinorsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merinorsusi
merinorsusi
accusative
nom.
merinorsusi
merinorsusi
gen.
merinorsusi
genitive
merinorsusi
merinorsujesi
partitive
merinorsuasi
merinorsujasi
inessive
merinorsussasi
merinorsuissasi
elative
merinorsustasi
merinorsuistasi
illative
merinorsuusi
merinorsuihisi
adessive
merinorsullasi
merinorsuillasi
ablative
merinorsultasi
merinorsuiltasi
allative
merinorsullesi
merinorsuillesi
essive
merinorsunasi
merinorsuinasi
translative
merinorsuksesi
merinorsuiksesi
abessive
merinorsuttasi
merinorsuittasi
instructive
comitative
—merinorsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merinorsumme
merinorsumme
accusative
nom.
merinorsumme
merinorsumme
gen.
merinorsumme
genitive
merinorsumme
merinorsujemme
partitive
merinorsuamme
merinorsujamme
inessive
merinorsussamme
merinorsuissamme
elative
merinorsustamme
merinorsuistamme
illative
merinorsuumme
merinorsuihimme
adessive
merinorsullamme
merinorsuillamme
ablative
merinorsultamme
merinorsuiltamme
allative
merinorsullemme
merinorsuillemme
essive
merinorsunamme
merinorsuinamme
translative
merinorsuksemme
merinorsuiksemme
abessive
merinorsuttamme
merinorsuittamme
instructive
comitative
—merinorsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merinorsunne
merinorsunne
accusative
nom.
merinorsunne
merinorsunne
gen.
merinorsunne
genitive
merinorsunne
merinorsujenne
partitive
merinorsuanne
merinorsujanne
inessive
merinorsussanne
merinorsuissanne
elative
merinorsustanne
merinorsuistanne
illative
merinorsuunne
merinorsuihinne
adessive
merinorsullanne
merinorsuillanne
ablative
merinorsultanne
merinorsuiltanne
allative
merinorsullenne
merinorsuillenne
essive
merinorsunanne
merinorsuinanne
translative
merinorsuksenne
merinorsuiksenne
abessive
merinorsuttanne
merinorsuittanne
instructive
comitative
—merinorsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merinorsunsa
merinorsunsa
accusative
nom.
merinorsunsa
merinorsunsa
gen.
merinorsunsa
genitive
merinorsunsa
merinorsujensa
partitive
merinorsuaan merinorsuansa
merinorsujaan merinorsujansa
inessive
merinorsussaan merinorsussansa
merinorsuissaan merinorsuissansa
elative
merinorsustaan merinorsustansa
merinorsuistaan merinorsuistansa
illative
merinorsuunsa
merinorsuihinsa
adessive
merinorsullaan merinorsullansa
merinorsuillaan merinorsuillansa
ablative
merinorsultaan merinorsultansa
merinorsuiltaan merinorsuiltansa
allative
merinorsulleen merinorsullensa
merinorsuilleen merinorsuillensa
essive
merinorsunaan merinorsunansa
merinorsuinaan merinorsuinansa
translative
merinorsukseen merinorsuksensa
merinorsuikseen merinorsuiksensa
abessive
merinorsuttaan merinorsuttansa
merinorsuittaan merinorsuittansa
instructive
comitative
—merinorsuineen merinorsuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* etelänmerinorsu
* kalifornianmerinorsu