See also: lema

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *-ldak.

Suffix edit

-lema (da-infinitive -leda)

  1. Derives verbs, sometimes causing changes in the stem.
    tegema (to do)tegelema (to deal with something, to do)
    vedama (to carry)vedelema (to lay around doing nothing)
    ajama (to drive)aelema (to lounge)
    jutt (story)ütlema (to say)
    ostma (to buy)ostlema (to shop (frequentative))

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit