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

Synonyms

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