-ri

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Finnish

Etymology

-ra, -r +‎ -i

Suffix

-ri

  1. 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.
Possessive forms of -ri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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

  1. Owerri and Umuahia standard spelling of -li.

Jamamadí

Suffix

-ri m (feminine -ro)

  1. (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

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Middle English

Noun

-ri

  1. Alternative form of -erie

Purepecha

Suffix

-ri

  1. genitive suffix

References

  • Estudios de lengua y cultura amerindias II (1998), section on P'urhépecha

Quechua

Suffix

-ri

  1. Optionally used to mark the topic of a question. Gives a sense of courtesy.
    Karlusri maypim kachkan?
    And where is Carlos?
    Maypitaq tiyankiri?
    And where do you live?

Descendants

  • Spanish: -ri Bolivia

See also

Romanian

Suffix

-ri

  1. plural of -re