Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-tta
Proto-Finnic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Uralic *-kta (abessive suffix).
Suffix edit
*-tta / *-ttä
- Marks the abessive case.
Descendants edit
- Finnish: -tta
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *-kta.
Suffix edit
*-tta / *-ttä
- Forms some adverbs, primarily of manner.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Finnish: -tta
Etymology 3 edit
Unknown. One possibility, however remote, is that these derive as zero-derived deverbals from *-ttadak verbs.
Suffix edit
*-tta / *-ttä
- Rarely forms nouns, mainly for places.
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Finnish: -tta
Further reading edit
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.