-lema

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ldak.

Suffix

-lema (da-infinitive -leda)

  1. Derives verbs, sometimes causing changes in the stem.
    tegema (to do)tegelema (to deal with something, to do)
    vedama (to carry)vedelema (to lay around doing nothing)
    ajama (to drive)aelema (to lounge)
    jutt (story)ütlema (to say)
    ostma (to buy)ostlema (to shop (frequentative))

Inflection

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