metsis

Estonian

Etymology

From mets + -is. Compare Finnish metso and Ingrian metsoi. Alternatively a derivation from mõtus, reanalysed as a derivation of mets.

Noun

metsis (genitive metsise, partitive metsist)

  1. capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Declension

Declension of metsis (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative metsis metsised
accusative nom.
gen. metsise
genitive metsiste
partitive metsist metsiseid
illative metsisesse metsistesse
metsiseisse
inessive metsises metsistes
metsiseis
elative metsisest metsistest
metsiseist
allative metsisele metsistele
metsiseile
adessive metsisel metsistel
metsiseil
ablative metsiselt metsistelt
metsiseilt
translative metsiseks metsisteks
metsiseiks
terminative metsiseni metsisteni
essive metsisena metsistena
abessive metsiseta metsisteta
comitative metsisega metsistega

Synonyms

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