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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-isa, possibly from Proto-Uralic. Related to Estonian -s (such as in jõudus (gen. jõudsa) ~ joutuisa), Ingrian -isa, Votic -sõ.
Suffix
-isa (front vowel harmony variant -isä, linguistic notation -isA)
- A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs.
- kaiku (“echo”) + -isa → kaikuisa (“reverberant”)
- myrsky (“storm”) + -isa → myrskyisä (“stormy”)
Declension
| Inflection of -isa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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-isa
|
-isat
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| genitive
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-isan
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-isien
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| partitive
|
-isaa
|
-isia
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| illative
|
-isaan
|
-isiin
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
-isa
|
-isat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-isa
|
-isat
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| gen.
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-isan
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| genitive
|
-isan
|
-isien
-isain rare
|
| partitive
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-isaa
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-isia
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| inessive
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-isassa
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-isissa
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| elative
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-isasta
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-isista
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| illative
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-isaan
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-isiin
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| adessive
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-isalla
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-isilla
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| ablative
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-isalta
|
-isilta
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| allative
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-isalle
|
-isille
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| essive
|
-isana
|
-isina
|
| translative
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-isaksi
|
-isiksi
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| abessive
|
-isatta
|
-isitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
-isin
|
| comitative
|
— |
-isine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-isani
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-isani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-isani
|
-isani
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| gen.
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-isani
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| genitive
|
-isani
|
-isieni
-isaini rare
|
| partitive
|
-isaani
|
-isiani
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| inessive
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-isassani
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-isissani
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| elative
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-isastani
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-isistani
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| illative
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-isaani
|
-isiini
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| adessive
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-isallani
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-isillani
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| ablative
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-isaltani
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-isiltani
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| allative
|
-isalleni
|
-isilleni
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| essive
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-isanani
|
-isinani
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| translative
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-isakseni
|
-isikseni
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| abessive
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-isattani
|
-isittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-isineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-isasi
|
-isasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-isasi
|
-isasi
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| gen.
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-isasi
|
| genitive
|
-isasi
|
-isiesi
-isaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
-isaasi
|
-isiasi
|
| inessive
|
-isassasi
|
-isissasi
|
| elative
|
-isastasi
|
-isistasi
|
| illative
|
-isaasi
|
-isiisi
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| adessive
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-isallasi
|
-isillasi
|
| ablative
|
-isaltasi
|
-isiltasi
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| allative
|
-isallesi
|
-isillesi
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| essive
|
-isanasi
|
-isinasi
|
| translative
|
-isaksesi
|
-isiksesi
|
| abessive
|
-isattasi
|
-isittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-isinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-isamme
|
-isamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-isamme
|
-isamme
|
| gen.
|
-isamme
|
| genitive
|
-isamme
|
-isiemme
-isaimme rare
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| partitive
|
-isaamme
|
-isiamme
|
| inessive
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-isassamme
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-isissamme
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| elative
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-isastamme
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-isistamme
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| illative
|
-isaamme
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-isiimme
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| adessive
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-isallamme
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-isillamme
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| ablative
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-isaltamme
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-isiltamme
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| allative
|
-isallemme
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-isillemme
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| essive
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-isanamme
|
-isinamme
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| translative
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-isaksemme
|
-isiksemme
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| abessive
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-isattamme
|
-isittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-isinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-isanne
|
-isanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-isanne
|
-isanne
|
| gen.
|
-isanne
|
| genitive
|
-isanne
|
-isienne
-isainne rare
|
| partitive
|
-isaanne
|
-isianne
|
| inessive
|
-isassanne
|
-isissanne
|
| elative
|
-isastanne
|
-isistanne
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| illative
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-isaanne
|
-isiinne
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| adessive
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-isallanne
|
-isillanne
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| ablative
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-isaltanne
|
-isiltanne
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| allative
|
-isallenne
|
-isillenne
|
| essive
|
-isananne
|
-isinanne
|
| translative
|
-isaksenne
|
-isiksenne
|
| abessive
|
-isattanne
|
-isittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-isinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-isansa
|
-isansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-isansa
|
-isansa
|
| gen.
|
-isansa
|
| genitive
|
-isansa
|
-isiensa
-isainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
-isaansa
|
-isiaan
-isiansa
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| inessive
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-isassaan
-isassansa
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-isissaan
-isissansa
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| elative
|
-isastaan
-isastansa
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-isistaan
-isistansa
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| illative
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-isaansa
|
-isiinsa
|
| adessive
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-isallaan
-isallansa
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-isillaan
-isillansa
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| ablative
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-isaltaan
-isaltansa
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-isiltaan
-isiltansa
|
| allative
|
-isalleen
-isallensa
|
-isilleen
-isillensa
|
| essive
|
-isanaan
-isanansa
|
-isinaan
-isinansa
|
| translative
|
-isakseen
-isaksensa
|
-isikseen
-isiksensa
|
| abessive
|
-isattaan
-isattansa
|
-isittaan
-isittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-isineen
-isinensa
|
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-isa. Cognates include Finnish -isa and Estonian -s.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-isa (front vowel variant -isä)
- Used to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun.
- maku (“taste”) + -isa → makuisa (“tasty”)
- Used to form adjectives denoting having undergone the action of the suffixed verb.
- kuulua (“to be heard”) + -isa → kuuluisa (“famous”)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Kongo
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Form causative verbs
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Usage notes
The variant form -îsa is used with stems containing superclose vowels.
Derived terms
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
References