merirooko

Ingrian

Etymology

From meri (“sea”) +‎ rooko (“reed”). Akin to Finnish meriruoko.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌroːko/, [ˈme̞riˑˌroːkŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmeriˌroːko/, [ˈme̞riˑˌro̝ːɡ̊o̞]
• Rhymes: -oːko
• Hyphenation: me‧ri‧roo‧ko

Noun

merirooko

1. reed that grows in seawater

Declension

Declension of merirooko (type 4/koivu, ook-oovv gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	merirooko	meriroovvot
genitive	meriroovvon	merirookoin, merirookoloin
partitive	merirookoa	merirookoja, merirookoloja
illative	merirookoo	merirookoi, merirookoloihe
inessive	meriroovvoos	meriroovvois, merirookolois
elative	meriroovvost	meriroovvoist, merirookoloist
allative	meriroovvolle	meriroovvoille, merirookoloille
adessive	meriroovvool	meriroovvoil, merirookoloil
ablative	meriroovvolt	meriroovvoilt, merirookoloilt
translative	meriroovvoks	meriroovvoiks, merirookoloiks
essive	merirookonna, merirookoon	merirookoinna, merirookoloinna, merirookoin, merirookoloin
exessive1)	merirookont	merirookoint, merirookoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• merirooku

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 305