Märgiga

Mürgiga is an Estonian word that represents the comitative form of the noun mürg, meaning poison. It translates roughly as “with poison” and is used to express that poison is the means, ingredient, or accompanying agent associated with an action or object.

Formation and grammar: In Estonian, the comitative case is formed by adding the suffix -ga to the noun. Consequently, mürg becomes mürgiga. The form is used to indicate accompaniment or instrument, much like the English “with” in phrases describing how something is done or what it contains. It is a regular formation and appears in both written and spoken Estonian, though it is more common in technical or descriptive texts than in everyday conversation.

Usage: Mürgiga appears in forensic, historical, or literary contexts to describe substances, weapons, or agents that contain or deploy poison. It can be used literally to denote a poison-containing substance or more figuratively to convey danger or harm associated with poison.

Etymology and related forms: The word is built from mürg (poison) with the comitative suffix -iga. Related forms include mürgine (poisonous) and other comitative formations derived from nouns.

See also: Estonian grammar, comitative case, linguistic morphology.