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Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *-lta. Cognate to Finnish -lta.
Suffix
-lt
- ending of the ablative case
Etymology 2
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Suffix
-lt
- Derives adverbs.
- vapper "brave" → vapralt "bravely"
- lihtne "easy", "simple" → lihtsalt "easily", "simply", "just"
- sitt "shit", "bad → sitalt "badly"
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-lta. Cognates include Finnish -lta and Estonian -lt.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-lt
- Used to form the ablative case; off of
Usage notes
Inflection
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 44