See also: utua

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

-ua (passive suffix) +‎ -tua. Verbs such as sekau(d)a ~ sekauta can be found in some dialects.[1] Traditionally an eastern dialectal form, while western dialects preferred -Vntua. The denominal suffix may be partially from -uus, -us (suffix forming nouns from adjectives, stem -(u)ut(e)) + -ua, but is likely just transferred from the deverbal suffix.

Suffix edit

-utua (front vowel harmony variant -ytyä, stem -utu-, linguistic notation -UtU- or -UtUA)

  1. (deverbative) Forms reflexive or translative intransitive verbs.
  2. (denominal) Forms translative verbs from adjectives.

Usage notes edit

Used on verbs ending in vowel + -a/, vowel + -ta/-tä, or on nouns.

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References edit

  1. ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

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