Merta

See also: merta

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛrta]

Proper noun

Merta m anim (female equivalent Mertová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Merta (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Merta	Mertové
genitive	Merty	Mertů
dative	Mertovi	Mertům
accusative	Mertu	Merty
vocative	Merto	Mertové
locative	Mertovi	Mertech
instrumental	Mertou	Merty

Further reading

• “Merta”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmertɑ/, [ˈme̞rt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ertɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Mer‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): Mer‧ta

Etymology 1

< merta

Proper noun

Merta

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Merta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		Merta	Merrat
genitive		Merran	Mertojen
partitive		Mertaa	Mertoja
illative		Mertaan	Mertoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Merta	Merrat
accusative	nom.	Merta	Merrat
	gen.	Merran
genitive		Merran	Mertojen Mertain rare
partitive		Mertaa	Mertoja
inessive		Merrassa	Merroissa
elative		Merrasta	Merroista
illative		Mertaan	Mertoihin
adessive		Merralla	Merroilla
ablative		Merralta	Merroilta
allative		Merralle	Merroille
essive		Mertana	Mertoina
translative		Merraksi	Merroiksi
abessive		Merratta	Merroitta
instructive		—	Merroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

Statistics

• Merta is the 2966^th (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 264 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Merta

1. partitive singular of Meri (surname)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛrta
• Syllabification: Mer‧ta

Proper noun

Merta m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Merta

	singular	plural
nominative	Merta	Mertowie
genitive	Merty	Mertów
dative	Mercie	Mertom
accusative	Mertę	Mertów
instrumental	Mertą	Mertami
locative	Mercie	Mertach
vocative	Merto	Mertowie

Proper noun

Merta f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Merta

	singular	plural
nominative	Merta	Merty
genitive	Merty	Mert
dative	Mercie	Mertom
accusative	Mertę	Merty
instrumental	Mertą	Mertami
locative	Mercie	Mertach
vocative	Merto	Merty

Derived terms

• Mercianka
• Mercina

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmerta]

Proper noun

Merta m pers (female equivalent Mertová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Merta
(pattern hrdina)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Merta	Mertovia	Mertovci
genitive	Mertu	Mertov	Mertovcov
dative	Mertovi	Mertom	Mertovcom
accusative	Mertu	Mertov	Mertovcov
locative	Mertovi	Mertoch	Mertovcoch
instrumental	Mertom	Mertami	Mertovcami

Further reading

• “Merta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025