# merileijona
## Finnish
### Etymology

meri (“sea”) +‎ leijona (“lion”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeriˌlei̯jonɑ/, [ˈme̞riˌle̞i̯j(ː)o̞nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eijonɑ
* Hyphenation: meri‧leijo‧na

### Noun

merileijona
* sea lion (certain seals in the family Otariidae)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of merileijona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merileijonani
merileijonani
accusative
nom.
merileijonani
merileijonani
gen.
merileijonani
genitive
merileijonani
merileijonieni merileijonaini $^{rare}$
partitive
merileijonaani
merileijoniani
inessive
merileijonassani
merileijonissani
elative
merileijonastani
merileijonistani
illative
merileijonaani
merileijoniini
adessive
merileijonallani
merileijonillani
ablative
merileijonaltani
merileijoniltani
allative
merileijonalleni
merileijonilleni
essive
merileijonanani
merileijoninani
translative
merileijonakseni
merileijonikseni
abessive
merileijonattani
merileijonittani
instructive
comitative
—merileijonineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merileijonasi
merileijonasi
accusative
nom.
merileijonasi
merileijonasi
gen.
merileijonasi
genitive
merileijonasi
merileijoniesi merileijonaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
merileijonaasi
merileijoniasi
inessive
merileijonassasi
merileijonissasi
elative
merileijonastasi
merileijonistasi
illative
merileijonaasi
merileijoniisi
adessive
merileijonallasi
merileijonillasi
ablative
merileijonaltasi
merileijoniltasi
allative
merileijonallesi
merileijonillesi
essive
merileijonanasi
merileijoninasi
translative
merileijonaksesi
merileijoniksesi
abessive
merileijonattasi
merileijonittasi
instructive
comitative
—merileijoninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merileijonamme
merileijonamme
accusative
nom.
merileijonamme
merileijonamme
gen.
merileijonamme
genitive
merileijonamme
merileijoniemme merileijonaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
merileijonaamme
merileijoniamme
inessive
merileijonassamme
merileijonissamme
elative
merileijonastamme
merileijonistamme
illative
merileijonaamme
merileijoniimme
adessive
merileijonallamme
merileijonillamme
ablative
merileijonaltamme
merileijoniltamme
allative
merileijonallemme
merileijonillemme
essive
merileijonanamme
merileijoninamme
translative
merileijonaksemme
merileijoniksemme
abessive
merileijonattamme
merileijonittamme
instructive
comitative
—merileijoninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merileijonanne
merileijonanne
accusative
nom.
merileijonanne
merileijonanne
gen.
merileijonanne
genitive
merileijonanne
merileijonienne merileijonainne $^{rare}$
partitive
merileijonaanne
merileijonianne
inessive
merileijonassanne
merileijonissanne
elative
merileijonastanne
merileijonistanne
illative
merileijonaanne
merileijoniinne
adessive
merileijonallanne
merileijonillanne
ablative
merileijonaltanne
merileijoniltanne
allative
merileijonallenne
merileijonillenne
essive
merileijonananne
merileijoninanne
translative
merileijonaksenne
merileijoniksenne
abessive
merileijonattanne
merileijonittanne
instructive
comitative
—merileijoninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
merileijonansa
merileijonansa
accusative
nom.
merileijonansa
merileijonansa
gen.
merileijonansa
genitive
merileijonansa
merileijoniensa merileijonainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
merileijonaansa
merileijoniaan merileijoniansa
inessive
merileijonassaan merileijonassansa
merileijonissaan merileijonissansa
elative
merileijonastaan merileijonastansa
merileijonistaan merileijonistansa
illative
merileijonaansa
merileijoniinsa
adessive
merileijonallaan merileijonallansa
merileijonillaan merileijonillansa
ablative
merileijonaltaan merileijonaltansa
merileijoniltaan merileijoniltansa
allative
merileijonalleen merileijonallensa
merileijonilleen merileijonillensa
essive
merileijonanaan merileijonanansa
merileijoninaan merileijoninansa
translative
merileijonakseen merileijonaksensa
merileijonikseen merileijoniksensa
abessive
merileijonattaan merileijonattansa
merileijonittaan merileijonittansa
instructive
comitative
—merileijonineen merileijoninensa :

#### Derived terms

* australianmerileijona (“Neophoca cinerea”)
* galapagoksenmerileijona (“Zalophus wollebaeki”)
* galapagosinmerileijona
* japaninmerileijona (“Zalophus japonicus”)
* kalifornianmerileijona (“Zalophus californianus”)
* patagonianmerileijona (“Otaria flavescens (O. byronia)”)
* stellerinmerileijona (“Eumetopias jubatus”)
* tasmanianmerileijona (“Neophoca cinerea”)
* uudenseelanninmerileijona

### Further reading

* “merileijona”, 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