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Finnish
Etymology
-ra, -r + -i
Suffix
-ri
- Forms nouns, usually diminutive ones.
Declension
| Inflection of -ri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
-ri
|
-rit
|
| genitive
|
-rin
|
-rien
-reiden
-reitten
|
| partitive
|
-ria
|
-reita
-reja
|
| illative
|
-riin
|
-reihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-ri
|
-rit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-ri
|
-rit
|
| gen.
|
-rin
|
| genitive
|
-rin
|
-rien
-reiden
-reitten
|
| partitive
|
-ria
|
-reita
-reja
|
| inessive
|
-rissa
|
-reissa
|
| elative
|
-rista
|
-reista
|
| illative
|
-riin
|
-reihin
|
| adessive
|
-rilla
|
-reilla
|
| ablative
|
-rilta
|
-reilta
|
| allative
|
-rille
|
-reille
|
| essive
|
-rina
|
-reina
|
| translative
|
-riksi
|
-reiksi
|
| abessive
|
-ritta
|
-reitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
-rein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-rini
|
-rini
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-rini
|
-rini
|
| gen.
|
-rini
|
| genitive
|
-rini
|
-rieni
-reideni
-reitteni
|
| partitive
|
-riani
|
-reitani
-rejani
|
| inessive
|
-rissani
|
-reissani
|
| elative
|
-ristani
|
-reistani
|
| illative
|
-riini
|
-reihini
|
| adessive
|
-rillani
|
-reillani
|
| ablative
|
-riltani
|
-reiltani
|
| allative
|
-rilleni
|
-reilleni
|
| essive
|
-rinani
|
-reinani
|
| translative
|
-rikseni
|
-reikseni
|
| abessive
|
-rittani
|
-reittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-reineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-risi
|
-risi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-risi
|
-risi
|
| gen.
|
-risi
|
| genitive
|
-risi
|
-riesi
-reidesi
-reittesi
|
| partitive
|
-riasi
|
-reitasi
-rejasi
|
| inessive
|
-rissasi
|
-reissasi
|
| elative
|
-ristasi
|
-reistasi
|
| illative
|
-riisi
|
-reihisi
|
| adessive
|
-rillasi
|
-reillasi
|
| ablative
|
-riltasi
|
-reiltasi
|
| allative
|
-rillesi
|
-reillesi
|
| essive
|
-rinasi
|
-reinasi
|
| translative
|
-riksesi
|
-reiksesi
|
| abessive
|
-rittasi
|
-reittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-reinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-rimme
|
-rimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-rimme
|
-rimme
|
| gen.
|
-rimme
|
| genitive
|
-rimme
|
-riemme
-reidemme
-reittemme
|
| partitive
|
-riamme
|
-reitamme
-rejamme
|
| inessive
|
-rissamme
|
-reissamme
|
| elative
|
-ristamme
|
-reistamme
|
| illative
|
-riimme
|
-reihimme
|
| adessive
|
-rillamme
|
-reillamme
|
| ablative
|
-riltamme
|
-reiltamme
|
| allative
|
-rillemme
|
-reillemme
|
| essive
|
-rinamme
|
-reinamme
|
| translative
|
-riksemme
|
-reiksemme
|
| abessive
|
-rittamme
|
-reittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-reinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-rinne
|
-rinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-rinne
|
-rinne
|
| gen.
|
-rinne
|
| genitive
|
-rinne
|
-rienne
-reidenne
-reittenne
|
| partitive
|
-rianne
|
-reitanne
-rejanne
|
| inessive
|
-rissanne
|
-reissanne
|
| elative
|
-ristanne
|
-reistanne
|
| illative
|
-riinne
|
-reihinne
|
| adessive
|
-rillanne
|
-reillanne
|
| ablative
|
-riltanne
|
-reiltanne
|
| allative
|
-rillenne
|
-reillenne
|
| essive
|
-rinanne
|
-reinanne
|
| translative
|
-riksenne
|
-reiksenne
|
| abessive
|
-rittanne
|
-reittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-reinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-rinsa
|
-rinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
-rinsa
|
-rinsa
|
| gen.
|
-rinsa
|
| genitive
|
-rinsa
|
-riensa
-reidensa
-reittensa
|
| partitive
|
-riaan
-riansa
|
-reitaan
-rejaan
-reitansa
-rejansa
|
| inessive
|
-rissaan
-rissansa
|
-reissaan
-reissansa
|
| elative
|
-ristaan
-ristansa
|
-reistaan
-reistansa
|
| illative
|
-riinsa
|
-reihinsa
|
| adessive
|
-rillaan
-rillansa
|
-reillaan
-reillansa
|
| ablative
|
-riltaan
-riltansa
|
-reiltaan
-reiltansa
|
| allative
|
-rilleen
-rillensa
|
-reilleen
-reillensa
|
| essive
|
-rinaan
-rinansa
|
-reinaan
-reinansa
|
| translative
|
-rikseen
-riksensa
|
-reikseen
-reiksensa
|
| abessive
|
-rittaan
-rittansa
|
-reittaan
-reittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
-reineen
-reinensa
|
|
Derived terms
See also
Igbo
Suffix
-ri
- Owerri and Umuahia standard spelling of -li.
Jamamadí
Suffix
-ri m (feminine -ro)
- (evidential) identifies an action as certain and having occurred in the near past
References
- 2008 (originally 1976), Robert Campbell, Verification in Jamamadi Quotations, Associação Internacional de Linguística SIL - Brasil, page 4.
Japanese
Romanization
-ri
- Rōmaji transcription of り
Middle English
Noun
-ri
- Alternative form of -erie
Purepecha
Suffix
-ri
- genitive suffix
References
- Estudios de lengua y cultura amerindias II (1998), section on P'urhépecha
Quechua
Suffix
-ri
- Optionally used to mark the topic of a question. Gives a sense of courtesy.
Descendants
See also
Romanian
Suffix
-ri
- plural of -re