# morsian
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *morcijan, borrowed from Baltic; compare Lithuanian marti (“daughter-in-law”), Old Prussian mārtjan (“bride, sister-in-law”). Cognates in other Finnic languages include Estonian mõrsja (“bride”), Ingrian morssia (“bride”), Karelian moršien (“bride”), Veps murzei (“bride, sister-in-law”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmorsiɑn/, [ˈmo̞rs̠iɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -orsiɑn
* Hyphenation: mor‧si‧an

### Noun

morsian
* bride (woman in the context of her own wedding)
* fiancée (woman who is engaged to be married)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of morsian (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
morsiameni
morsiameni
accusative
nom.
morsiameni
morsiameni
gen.
morsiameni
genitive
morsiameni
morsiamieni morsianteni
partitive
morsiantani
morsiamiani
inessive
morsiamessani
morsiamissani
elative
morsiamestani
morsiamistani
illative
morsiameeni
morsiamiini
adessive
morsiamellani
morsiamillani
ablative
morsiameltani
morsiamiltani
allative
morsiamelleni
morsiamilleni
essive
morsiamenani
morsiaminani
translative
morsiamekseni
morsiamikseni
abessive
morsiamettani
morsiamittani
instructive
comitative
—morsiamineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
morsiamesi
morsiamesi
accusative
nom.
morsiamesi
morsiamesi
gen.
morsiamesi
genitive
morsiamesi
morsiamiesi morsiantesi
partitive
morsiantasi
morsiamiasi
inessive
morsiamessasi
morsiamissasi
elative
morsiamestasi
morsiamistasi
illative
morsiameesi
morsiamiisi
adessive
morsiamellasi
morsiamillasi
ablative
morsiameltasi
morsiamiltasi
allative
morsiamellesi
morsiamillesi
essive
morsiamenasi
morsiaminasi
translative
morsiameksesi
morsiamiksesi
abessive
morsiamettasi
morsiamittasi
instructive
comitative
—morsiaminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
morsiamemme
morsiamemme
accusative
nom.
morsiamemme
morsiamemme
gen.
morsiamemme
genitive
morsiamemme
morsiamiemme morsiantemme
partitive
morsiantamme
morsiamiamme
inessive
morsiamessamme
morsiamissamme
elative
morsiamestamme
morsiamistamme
illative
morsiameemme
morsiamiimme
adessive
morsiamellamme
morsiamillamme
ablative
morsiameltamme
morsiamiltamme
allative
morsiamellemme
morsiamillemme
essive
morsiamenamme
morsiaminamme
translative
morsiameksemme
morsiamiksemme
abessive
morsiamettamme
morsiamittamme
instructive
comitative
—morsiaminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
morsiamenne
morsiamenne
accusative
nom.
morsiamenne
morsiamenne
gen.
morsiamenne
genitive
morsiamenne
morsiamienne morsiantenne
partitive
morsiantanne
morsiamianne
inessive
morsiamessanne
morsiamissanne
elative
morsiamestanne
morsiamistanne
illative
morsiameenne
morsiamiinne
adessive
morsiamellanne
morsiamillanne
ablative
morsiameltanne
morsiamiltanne
allative
morsiamellenne
morsiamillenne
essive
morsiamenanne
morsiaminanne
translative
morsiameksenne
morsiamiksenne
abessive
morsiamettanne
morsiamittanne
instructive
comitative
—morsiaminenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
morsiamensa
morsiamensa
accusative
nom.
morsiamensa
morsiamensa
gen.
morsiamensa
genitive
morsiamensa
morsiamiensa morsiantensa
partitive
morsiantaan morsiantansa
morsiamiaan morsiamiansa
inessive
morsiamessaan morsiamessansa
morsiamissaan morsiamissansa
elative
morsiamestaan morsiamestansa
morsiamistaan morsiamistansa
illative
morsiameensa
morsiamiinsa
adessive
morsiamellaan morsiamellansa
morsiamillaan morsiamillansa
ablative
morsiameltaan morsiameltansa
morsiamiltaan morsiamiltansa
allative
morsiamelleen morsiamellensa
morsiamilleen morsiamillensa
essive
morsiamenaan morsiamenansa
morsiaminaan morsiaminansa
translative
morsiamekseen morsiameksensa
morsiamikseen morsiamiksensa
abessive
morsiamettaan morsiamettansa
morsiamittaan morsiamittansa
instructive
comitative
—morsiamineen morsiaminensa :

#### Synonyms

* (fiancée): kihlakumppani, kihlattu, morsmaikku

#### Derived terms

* morsinko
* morsio
* morsius-
* kruunumorsian
* lapsimorsian
* postimyyntimorsian
* sotamorsian

### Further reading

* “morsian”, 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

* sormina