-htua
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
-h- + -tua; the -h- is re-extracted from words ending in *-eh (modern -e < *-ëh).[1]
Suffix edit
-htua (front vowel harmony variant -htyä, stem -htu-, linguistic notation -htU- or -htUA)
- Forms translative verbs, often emphasizing the quick nature of the change.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.