See also: ajaa

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *-ait'ak. Dialectally the infinitive stem may also be -a(i)ta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-ɑjɑːˣ/, [-ɑ̝jɑ̝ː(ʔ)]

Suffix

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-ajaa (front vowel harmony variant -äjää, stem -aja-, linguistic notation -AjA- or -AjAA) (archaic or dialectal)

  1. Forms frequentative verbs, often from onomatopoeic stems.
    Synonym: -ista

Declension

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Derived terms

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