# merta
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ertɑ
* Hyphenation: mer‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *mërta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], whence Swedish mjärde (“pot, trap”).

#### Noun

merta
* pot (a trap for fishing crabs, fish, etc.)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mertani
mertani
accusative
nom.
mertani
mertani
gen.
mertani
genitive
mertani
mertojeni mertaini $^{rare}$
partitive
mertaani
mertojani
inessive
merrassani
merroissani
elative
merrastani
merroistani
illative
mertaani
mertoihini
adessive
merrallani
merroillani
ablative
merraltani
merroiltani
allative
merralleni
merroilleni
essive
mertanani
mertoinani
translative
merrakseni
merroikseni
abessive
merrattani
merroittani
instructive
comitative
—mertoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mertasi
mertasi
accusative
nom.
mertasi
mertasi
gen.
mertasi
genitive
mertasi
mertojesi mertaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mertaasi
mertojasi
inessive
merrassasi
merroissasi
elative
merrastasi
merroistasi
illative
mertaasi
mertoihisi
adessive
merrallasi
merroillasi
ablative
merraltasi
merroiltasi
allative
merrallesi
merroillesi
essive
mertanasi
mertoinasi
translative
merraksesi
merroiksesi
abessive
merrattasi
merroittasi
instructive
comitative
—mertoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mertamme
mertamme
accusative
nom.
mertamme
mertamme
gen.
mertamme
genitive
mertamme
mertojemme mertaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mertaamme
mertojamme
inessive
merrassamme
merroissamme
elative
merrastamme
merroistamme
illative
mertaamme
mertoihimme
adessive
merrallamme
merroillamme
ablative
merraltamme
merroiltamme
allative
merrallemme
merroillemme
essive
mertanamme
mertoinamme
translative
merraksemme
merroiksemme
abessive
merrattamme
merroittamme
instructive
comitative
—mertoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mertanne
mertanne
accusative
nom.
mertanne
mertanne
gen.
mertanne
genitive
mertanne
mertojenne mertainne $^{rare}$
partitive
mertaanne
mertojanne
inessive
merrassanne
merroissanne
elative
merrastanne
merroistanne
illative
mertaanne
mertoihinne
adessive
merrallanne
merroillanne
ablative
merraltanne
merroiltanne
allative
merrallenne
merroillenne
essive
mertananne
mertoinanne
translative
merraksenne
merroiksenne
abessive
merrattanne
merroittanne
instructive
comitative
—mertoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mertansa
mertansa
accusative
nom.
mertansa
mertansa
gen.
mertansa
genitive
mertansa
mertojensa mertainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mertaansa
mertojaan mertojansa
inessive
merrassaan merrassansa
merroissaan merroissansa
elative
merrastaan merrastansa
merroistaan merroistansa
illative
mertaansa
mertoihinsa
adessive
merrallaan merrallansa
merroillaan merroillansa
ablative
merraltaan merraltansa
merroiltaan merroiltansa
allative
merralleen merrallensa
merroilleen merroillensa
essive
mertanaan mertanansa
mertoinaan mertoinansa
translative
merrakseen merraksensa
merroikseen merroiksensa
abessive
merrattaan merrattansa
merroittaan merroittansa
instructive
comitative
—mertoineen mertoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Mertala
* Mertanen
* Mertaniemi
* Mertaranta
* nahkiaismerta
* rapumerta

#### Further reading

* “merta”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

merta
* partitive singular of meri

##### Usage notes

* This form is irregular. A regular form would have a front vowel (**mertä) according to vowel harmony.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mërta (“fish trap”). Cognates include Finnish merta and Estonian mõrd.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rd̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ert, -ertɑ
* Hyphenation: mer‧ta

### Noun

merta
* basket
    Paa marjat mertaa! ― Put the berries in the basket!
* a type of fish trap used to catch lampreys

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) mertain
* heinämerta
* kalamerta
* maamunamerta
* marjamerta
* mertatovvi
* toohimerta
* vitsamerta

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304