-ndus

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Estonian

Etymology

Most likely from -nd +‎ -us.

Suffix

-ndus (genitive -nduse, partitive -ndust)

  1. Derives nouns from other nouns, or more rarely, verbs.
    kiri "text" → kirjandus "literature"
    aed "garden" → aiandus "gardening"
    pank "bank" → pangandus "banking"

Declension

Declension of -ndus (ÕS type 11/harjutus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -ndus -ndused
accusative nom.
gen. -nduse
genitive -nduste
partitive -ndust -ndusi
illative -ndusse
-ndusesse
-ndustesse
-ndusisse
inessive -nduses -ndustes
-ndusis
elative -ndusest -ndustest
-ndusist
allative -ndusele -ndustele
-ndusile
adessive -ndusel -ndustel
-ndusil
ablative -nduselt -ndustelt
-ndusilt
translative -nduseks -ndusteks
-ndusiks
terminative -nduseni -ndusteni
essive -ndusena -ndustena
abessive -nduseta -ndusteta
comitative -ndusega -ndustega
Declension of -ndus (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -ndus -ndused
accusative nom.
gen. -nduse
genitive -nduste
partitive -ndust -nduseid
illative -ndusesse -ndustesse
-nduseisse
inessive -nduses -ndustes
-nduseis
elative -ndusest -ndustest
-nduseist
allative -ndusele -ndustele
-nduseile
adessive -ndusel -ndustel
-nduseil
ablative -nduselt -ndustelt
-nduseilt
translative -nduseks -ndusteks
-nduseiks
terminative -nduseni -ndusteni
essive -ndusena -ndustena
abessive -nduseta -ndusteta
comitative -ndusega -ndustega

Derived terms