-staan

Finnish

Etymology

-sta +‎ -an

Suffix

-staan

1. Forms some adverbs, particularly with a locative meaning.
2. Forms adverbs from numerals meaning "with N people", "in a group of N people".

Usage notes

• (forms adverbs from numerals): Whether the singular or plural stem is used is irregular, and sometimes both variants exist.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -staan