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Finnish
Etymology
-nta + -o: generalized from -o being applied to -ntaa verbs.
Suffix
-nto (front vowel harmony variant -ntö, linguistic notation -ntO)
- Forms nouns.
Declension
| Inflection of -nto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
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| nominative
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-nto
|
-nnot
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| genitive
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-nnon
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-ntojen
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| partitive
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-ntoa
|
-ntoja
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| illative
|
-ntoon
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-ntoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
-nto
|
-nnot
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| accusative
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nom.
|
-nto
|
-nnot
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| gen.
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-nnon
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| genitive
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-nnon
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-ntojen
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| partitive
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-ntoa
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-ntoja
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| inessive
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-nnossa
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-nnoissa
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| elative
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-nnosta
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-nnoista
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| illative
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-ntoon
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-ntoihin
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| adessive
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-nnolla
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-nnoilla
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| ablative
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-nnolta
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-nnoilta
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| allative
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-nnolle
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-nnoille
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| essive
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-ntona
|
-ntoina
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| translative
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-nnoksi
|
-nnoiksi
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| abessive
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-nnotta
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-nnoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
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-nnoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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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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-ntoni
|
-ntoni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-ntoni
|
-ntoni
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| gen.
|
-ntoni
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| genitive
|
-ntoni
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-ntojeni
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| partitive
|
-ntoani
|
-ntojani
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| inessive
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-nnossani
|
-nnoissani
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| elative
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-nnostani
|
-nnoistani
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| illative
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-ntooni
|
-ntoihini
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| adessive
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-nnollani
|
-nnoillani
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| ablative
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-nnoltani
|
-nnoiltani
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| allative
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-nnolleni
|
-nnoilleni
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| essive
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-ntonani
|
-ntoinani
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| translative
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-nnokseni
|
-nnoikseni
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| abessive
|
-nnottani
|
-nnoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
-ntoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-ntosi
|
-ntosi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-ntosi
|
-ntosi
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| gen.
|
-ntosi
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| genitive
|
-ntosi
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-ntojesi
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| partitive
|
-ntoasi
|
-ntojasi
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| inessive
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-nnossasi
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-nnoissasi
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| elative
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-nnostasi
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-nnoistasi
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| illative
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-ntoosi
|
-ntoihisi
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| adessive
|
-nnollasi
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-nnoillasi
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| ablative
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-nnoltasi
|
-nnoiltasi
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| allative
|
-nnollesi
|
-nnoillesi
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| essive
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-ntonasi
|
-ntoinasi
|
| translative
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-nnoksesi
|
-nnoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
-nnottasi
|
-nnoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-ntoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ntomme
|
-ntomme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-ntomme
|
-ntomme
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| gen.
|
-ntomme
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| genitive
|
-ntomme
|
-ntojemme
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| partitive
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-ntoamme
|
-ntojamme
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| inessive
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-nnossamme
|
-nnoissamme
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| elative
|
-nnostamme
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-nnoistamme
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| illative
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-ntoomme
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-ntoihimme
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| adessive
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-nnollamme
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-nnoillamme
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| ablative
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-nnoltamme
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-nnoiltamme
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| allative
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-nnollemme
|
-nnoillemme
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| essive
|
-ntonamme
|
-ntoinamme
|
| translative
|
-nnoksemme
|
-nnoiksemme
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| abessive
|
-nnottamme
|
-nnoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
-ntoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-ntonne
|
-ntonne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-ntonne
|
-ntonne
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| gen.
|
-ntonne
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| genitive
|
-ntonne
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-ntojenne
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| partitive
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-ntoanne
|
-ntojanne
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| inessive
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-nnossanne
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-nnoissanne
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| elative
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-nnostanne
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-nnoistanne
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| illative
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-ntoonne
|
-ntoihinne
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| adessive
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-nnollanne
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-nnoillanne
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| ablative
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-nnoltanne
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-nnoiltanne
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| allative
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-nnollenne
|
-nnoillenne
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| essive
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-ntonanne
|
-ntoinanne
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| translative
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-nnoksenne
|
-nnoiksenne
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| abessive
|
-nnottanne
|
-nnoittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
-ntoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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-ntonsa
|
-ntonsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-ntonsa
|
-ntonsa
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| gen.
|
-ntonsa
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| genitive
|
-ntonsa
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-ntojensa
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| partitive
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-ntoaan
-ntoansa
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-ntojaan
-ntojansa
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| inessive
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-nnossaan
-nnossansa
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-nnoissaan
-nnoissansa
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| elative
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-nnostaan
-nnostansa
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-nnoistaan
-nnoistansa
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| illative
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-ntoonsa
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-ntoihinsa
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| adessive
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-nnollaan
-nnollansa
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-nnoillaan
-nnoillansa
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| ablative
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-nnoltaan
-nnoltansa
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-nnoiltaan
-nnoiltansa
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| allative
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-nnolleen
-nnollensa
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-nnoilleen
-nnoillensa
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| essive
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-ntonaan
-ntonansa
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-ntoinaan
-ntoinansa
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| translative
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-nnokseen
-nnoksensa
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-nnoikseen
-nnoiksensa
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| abessive
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-nnottaan
-nnottansa
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-nnoittaan
-nnoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
-ntoineen
-ntoinensa
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Derived terms
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish -nto.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nto (front vowel variant -ntö)
- Used to form nouns from verbs.
Declension
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-nto
|
-nnot
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| genitive
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-nnon
|
-ntoin, -ntoloin
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| partitive
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-ntoa
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-ntoja, -ntoloja
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| illative
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-ntoo
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-ntoi, -ntoloihe
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| inessive
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-nnos
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-nnois, -ntolois
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| elative
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-nnost
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-nnoist, -ntoloist
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| allative
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-nnolle
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-nnoille, -ntoloille
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| adessive
|
-nnol
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-nnoil, -ntoloil
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| ablative
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-nnolt
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-nnoilt, -ntoloilt
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| translative
|
-nnoks
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-nnoiks, -ntoloiks
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| essive
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-ntonna, -ntoon
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-ntoinna, -ntoloinna, -ntoin, -ntoloin
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| exessive1)
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-ntont
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-ntoint, -ntoloint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Derived terms
Ye'kwana
Etymology
From -mö (recent/distant past perfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nto
- Forms the plural of the recent past perfective tense of the verb ütö (“to go”) when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
- Forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense of the verb ütö (“to go”) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon, page 129