-loida

Finnish

Etymology

-la +‎ -oida

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-loi̯dɑˣ/, [-lo̞i̯dɑ̝(ʔ)]

Suffix

-loida (front vowel harmony variant -löidä, stem -loi-, linguistic notation -lOi- or -lOidA)

1. Forms some verbs, mainly sound-symbolic ones.

Usage notes

• With bisyllabic stems, the preceding -a-, -ä- usually changes to -e- (compare -ella, -lo).

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -loida