-skella

See also: skella and -skellä

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-skëldak, initial component from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-śk- and the latter equivalent to -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-skelːɑˣ/, [-s̠k̟e̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]

Suffix

-skella (front vowel harmony variant -skellä, stem -skele-, linguistic notation -skele- or -skellA)

1. Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from bisyllabic stems.

Usage notes

A preceding -a- or -ä- becomes an -e- (compare -ella).

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -skella