Estonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Finnic *-va, from Proto-Uralic *-ŋa.

Suffix edit

-v (genitive -va, partitive -vat, comparative -vam, superlative kõige -vam)

  1. creates adjectives from nouns
    veri "blood" → verev "(blood-)red"
Inflection edit
Declension of -v (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -v -vad
accusative nom.
gen. -va
genitive -vate
partitive -vat -vaid
illative -vasse -vatesse
-vaisse
inessive -vas -vates
-vais
elative -vast -vatest
-vaist
allative -vale -vatele
-vaile
adessive -val -vatel
-vail
ablative -valt -vatelt
-vailt
translative -vaks -vateks
-vaiks
terminative -vani -vateni
essive -vana -vatena
abessive -vata -vateta
comitative -vaga -vatega

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Finnic *-pa, cognate to Finnish -va.

Suffix edit

-v (genitive -va, partitive -vat)

  1. Forms the present active participle of a verb, which is normally used like an adjective.
    kirjutama "to write" → kirjutav tüdruk "the/a girl who is writing"
    võistlema "to compete" → võistlev mees "the/a man who is competing"
Inflection edit
Declension of -v (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -v -vad
accusative nom.
gen. -va
genitive -vate
partitive -vat -vaid
illative -vasse -vatesse
-vaisse
inessive -vas -vates
-vais
elative -vast -vatest
-vaist
allative -vale -vatele
-vaile
adessive -val -vatel
-vail
ablative -valt -vatelt
-vailt
translative -vaks -vateks
-vaiks
terminative -vani -vateni
essive -vana -vatena
abessive -vata -vateta
comitative -vaga -vatega
Derived terms edit

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *-va, from Proto-Uralic *-ŋa.

Suffix edit

-v

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession or abundance of something.

Inflection edit

Inflection of -v (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing. -v
genitive sing. -van
partitive sing. -vad
partitive plur. -vid
singular plural
nominative -v -vad
accusative -van -vad
genitive -van -viden
partitive -vad -vid
essive-instructive -van -vin
translative -vaks -vikš
inessive -vas -viš
elative -vaspäi -višpäi
illative -vaha -vihe
adessive -val -vil
ablative -valpäi -vilpäi
allative -vale -vile
abessive -vata -vita
comitative -vanke -videnke
prolative -vadme -vidme
approximative I -vanno -videnno
approximative II -vannoks -vidennoks
egressive -vannopäi -vidennopäi
terminative I -vahasai -vihesai
terminative II -valesai -vilesai
terminative III -vassai
additive I -vahapäi -vihepäi
additive II -valepäi -vilepäi

Derived terms edit