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Finnish
Etymology
By analogy with the plural stem of other words, particularly -la words; many eastern dialects, as well as Ingrian and Karelian, have this feature as the distinction of singular and plural forms could otherwise have been lost due to sound changes.
Interfix
-loi- (front vowel harmony variant -löi-, linguistic notation -lOi-) (dialectal)
- (Eastern Finnish) Plural marker.
- taloloissa ― in (the) houses (inessive plural, standard taloissa)
- tyttölöitä ― girls (partitive plural, standard tyttöjä)
Usage notes
-loi- is not used with nominative or accusative plural forms, only with other cases. It is characteristic of the Savonian, Isthmus Karelian and Ingrian dialects.
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