metso

See also: Metso

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meccoi. Cognates include Ingrian metso, Livvi mečoi, Veps mecoi, Votic mettso, Ludian metšoi, Karelian meččo and possibly also Estonian metsis. Superficially metsä +‎ -o, but probably rather a folk-etymological adaptation of *mët'os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetso/, [ˈme̞ts̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -etso
• Syllabification^(key): met‧so

Noun

metso

1. wood grouse, capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus (large, black bird of grouse family)

Declension

Inflection of metso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		metso	metsot
genitive		metson	metsojen
partitive		metsoa	metsoja
illative		metsoon	metsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		metso	metsot
accusative	nom.	metso	metsot
	gen.	metson
genitive		metson	metsojen
partitive		metsoa	metsoja
inessive		metsossa	metsoissa
elative		metsosta	metsoista
illative		metsoon	metsoihin
adessive		metsolla	metsoilla
ablative		metsolta	metsoilta
allative		metsolle	metsoille
essive		metsona	metsoina
translative		metsoksi	metsoiksi
abessive		metsotta	metsoitta
instructive		—	metsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metsoni metsoni accusative nom. metsoni metsoni gen. metsoni genitive metsoni metsojeni partitive metsoani metsojani inessive metsossani metsoissani elative metsostani metsoistani illative metsooni metsoihini adessive metsollani metsoillani ablative metsoltani metsoiltani allative metsolleni metsoilleni essive metsonani metsoinani translative metsokseni metsoikseni abessive metsottani metsoittani instructive — — comitative — metsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metsosi metsosi accusative nom. metsosi metsosi gen. metsosi genitive metsosi metsojesi partitive metsoasi metsojasi inessive metsossasi metsoissasi elative metsostasi metsoistasi illative metsoosi metsoihisi adessive metsollasi metsoillasi ablative metsoltasi metsoiltasi allative metsollesi metsoillesi essive metsonasi metsoinasi translative metsoksesi metsoiksesi abessive metsottasi metsoittasi instructive — — comitative — metsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metsomme metsomme accusative nom. metsomme metsomme gen. metsomme genitive metsomme metsojemme partitive metsoamme metsojamme inessive metsossamme metsoissamme elative metsostamme metsoistamme illative metsoomme metsoihimme adessive metsollamme metsoillamme ablative metsoltamme metsoiltamme allative metsollemme metsoillemme essive metsonamme metsoinamme translative metsoksemme metsoiksemme abessive metsottamme metsoittamme instructive — — comitative — metsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metsonne metsonne accusative nom. metsonne metsonne gen. metsonne genitive metsonne metsojenne partitive metsoanne metsojanne inessive metsossanne metsoissanne elative metsostanne metsoistanne illative metsoonne metsoihinne adessive metsollanne metsoillanne ablative metsoltanne metsoiltanne allative metsollenne metsoillenne essive metsonanne metsoinanne translative metsoksenne metsoiksenne abessive metsottanne metsoittanne instructive — — comitative — metsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metsonsa metsonsa accusative nom. metsonsa metsonsa gen. metsonsa genitive metsonsa metsojensa partitive metsoaan metsoansa metsojaan metsojansa inessive metsossaan metsossansa metsoissaan metsoissansa elative metsostaan metsostansa metsoistaan metsoistansa illative metsoonsa metsoihinsa adessive metsollaan metsollansa metsoillaan metsoillansa ablative metsoltaan metsoltansa metsoiltaan metsoiltansa allative metsolleen metsollensa metsoilleen metsoillensa essive metsonaan metsonansa metsoinaan metsoinansa translative metsokseen metsoksensa metsoikseen metsoiksensa abessive metsottaan metsottansa metsoittaan metsoittansa instructive — — comitative — metsoineen metsoinensa

Hyponyms

• koppelo (female)
• ukkometso (adult male)

Derived terms

• Metsola

 

compounds

• karimetso
• korpimetso
• merimetso
• metsokukko
• siperianmetso
• ukkometso
• urosmetso

 

Further reading

• “metso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• mesot

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mèː.(t)sʼóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mèː.sʼóː]

Noun

mḕtsō m (possessed form mḕtson)

1. caracal

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 155.

Ingrian

Metso (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meccoi, equivalent to metsä (“forest”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish metso and Veps mecoi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡so/, [ˈme̞t͡s̠ŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯/, [ˈme̞t͡so̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -et͡so, -et͡soi̯
• Hyphenation: met‧so

Noun

metso

1. capercaillie
2. (folk poetic) Synonym of metsä

Declension

Declension of metso (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	metso	metsot
genitive	metson	metsoin, metsoloin
partitive	metsoa	metsoja, metsoloja
illative	metsoo	metsoi, metsoloihe
inessive	metsoos	metsois, metsolois
elative	metsost	metsoist, metsoloist
allative	metsolle	metsoille, metsoloille
adessive	metsool	metsoil, metsoloil
ablative	metsolt	metsoilt, metsoloilt
translative	metsoks	metsoiks, metsoloiks
essive	metsonna, metsoon	metsoinna, metsoloinna, metsoin, metsoloin
exessive1)	metsont	metsoint, metsoloint
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.

Derived terms

• (diminutive) metsoin

• metsokana
• metsokukko

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307