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English
Etymology
From Middle English -ton, -tone, -tune, from Old English -tūn, derived from Old English tūn (“town”). Doublet of town.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ton
- Place-name suffix, originally denoting a town or enclosure of buildings.
Washington
- (mathematics, bridge) A set of specific objects or persons.
singleton
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Not., Ont, not., NTO, TNO, Not, NOT, not, Ont., ONT, on't
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Suffix
-tōn (plural -totōn)
- (appended to nouns) a diminutive suffix; forms nouns denoting smallness, and rarely insignificance.
Usage notes
- The diminutive element -tōn is inserted between the noun stem and the absolutive or possessive ending if there is one.
- The suffix -tōn takes the plural form -totōn(tin), undergoing reduplication plus the addition of the plural suffix -tin.
- piltōntli (“small child”) → pīpiltotōntin (“small children”)
- If the stem does not take an absolutive suffix (i.e. -tli and its assimilated forms, -tl and -li), the resulting diminutive does not either, and -tin is omitted in the plural.
- chichitōn (“small dog”) → chichitotōn (“small dogs”)
- The same can also happen with nouns taking the absolutive -in.
- quimichin (“mouse”) → quimichtōn (“small mouse”), but citlālin (“star”) → citlāltōntli (“small star”)
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “augmentative affix”): huēyi, -pōl
Derived terms
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 247
- James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 240
Finnish
- -toin (archaic or dialectal)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-t'oin (compare Estonian -tu), from Proto-Uralic *-ktama (compare Northern Sami -heapme and Moksha -фтома (-ftoma), Erzya -(в)томо (-(v)tomo), Udmurt -тэм (-tem)).
Suffix
-ton (front vowel harmony variant -tön, linguistic notation -tOn)
- Indicates lack of something; -less, un-, in-, non- etc..
- aika (“time”) + -ton → ajaton (“timeless”)
- järki (“sense”) + -ton → järjetön (“senseless”)
- maku (“taste”) + -ton → mauton (“tasteless”)
- ääri (“border”) + -ton → ääretön (“infinite”)
- suola (“salt”) + -ton → suolaton (“unsalted”)
- maito (“milk”) + -ton → maidoton (“nondairy”)
- syy (“reason, blame”) + -ton → syytön (“innocent”)
Usage notes
Added to the genitive singular (weak grade) stem.
Declension
Inflection of -ton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
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nominative
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-ton
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-ttomat
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genitive
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-ttoman
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-ttomien
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partitive
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-tonta
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-ttomia
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illative
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-ttomaan
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-ttomiin
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ton
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-ttomat
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accusative
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nom.
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-ton
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-ttomat
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gen.
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-ttoman
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genitive
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-ttoman
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-ttomien -tonten rare
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partitive
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-tonta
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-ttomia
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inessive
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-ttomassa
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-ttomissa
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elative
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-ttomasta
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-ttomista
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illative
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-ttomaan
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-ttomiin
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adessive
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-ttomalla
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-ttomilla
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ablative
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-ttomalta
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-ttomilta
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allative
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-ttomalle
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-ttomille
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essive
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-ttomana
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-ttomina
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translative
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-ttomaksi
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-ttomiksi
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abessive
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-ttomatta
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-ttomitta
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instructive
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—
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-ttomin
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comitative
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— |
-ttomine
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Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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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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-ttomani
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-ttomani
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accusative
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nom.
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-ttomani
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-ttomani
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gen.
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-ttomani
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genitive
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-ttomani
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-ttomieni -tonteni rare
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partitive
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-tontani
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-ttomiani
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inessive
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-ttomassani
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-ttomissani
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elative
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-ttomastani
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-ttomistani
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illative
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-ttomaani
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-ttomiini
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adessive
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-ttomallani
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-ttomillani
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ablative
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-ttomaltani
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-ttomiltani
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allative
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-ttomalleni
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-ttomilleni
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essive
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-ttomanani
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-ttominani
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translative
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-ttomakseni
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-ttomikseni
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abessive
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-ttomattani
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-ttomittani
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-ttomineni
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second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ttomasi
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-ttomasi
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accusative
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nom.
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-ttomasi
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-ttomasi
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gen.
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-ttomasi
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genitive
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-ttomasi
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-ttomiesi -tontesi rare
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partitive
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-tontasi
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-ttomiasi
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inessive
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-ttomassasi
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-ttomissasi
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elative
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-ttomastasi
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-ttomistasi
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illative
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-ttomaasi
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-ttomiisi
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adessive
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-ttomallasi
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-ttomillasi
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ablative
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-ttomaltasi
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-ttomiltasi
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allative
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-ttomallesi
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-ttomillesi
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essive
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-ttomanasi
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-ttominasi
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translative
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-ttomaksesi
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-ttomiksesi
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abessive
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-ttomattasi
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-ttomittasi
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-ttominesi
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first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ttomamme
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-ttomamme
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accusative
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nom.
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-ttomamme
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-ttomamme
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gen.
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-ttomamme
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genitive
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-ttomamme
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-ttomiemme -tontemme rare
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partitive
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-tontamme
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-ttomiamme
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inessive
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-ttomassamme
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-ttomissamme
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elative
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-ttomastamme
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-ttomistamme
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illative
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-ttomaamme
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-ttomiimme
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adessive
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-ttomallamme
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-ttomillamme
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ablative
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-ttomaltamme
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-ttomiltamme
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allative
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-ttomallemme
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-ttomillemme
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essive
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-ttomanamme
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-ttominamme
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translative
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-ttomaksemme
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-ttomiksemme
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abessive
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-ttomattamme
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-ttomittamme
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-ttominemme
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second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ttomanne
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-ttomanne
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accusative
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nom.
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-ttomanne
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-ttomanne
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gen.
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-ttomanne
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genitive
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-ttomanne
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-ttomienne -tontenne rare
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partitive
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-tontanne
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-ttomianne
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inessive
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-ttomassanne
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-ttomissanne
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elative
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-ttomastanne
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-ttomistanne
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illative
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-ttomaanne
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-ttomiinne
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adessive
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-ttomallanne
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-ttomillanne
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ablative
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-ttomaltanne
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-ttomiltanne
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allative
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-ttomallenne
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-ttomillenne
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essive
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-ttomananne
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-ttominanne
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translative
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-ttomaksenne
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-ttomiksenne
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abessive
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-ttomattanne
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-ttomittanne
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-ttominenne
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third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ttomansa
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-ttomansa
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accusative
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nom.
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-ttomansa
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-ttomansa
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gen.
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-ttomansa
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genitive
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-ttomansa
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-ttomiensa -tontensa rare
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partitive
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-tontaan -tontansa
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-ttomiaan -ttomiansa
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inessive
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-ttomassaan -ttomassansa
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-ttomissaan -ttomissansa
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elative
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-ttomastaan -ttomastansa
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-ttomistaan -ttomistansa
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illative
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-ttomaansa
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-ttomiinsa
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adessive
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-ttomallaan -ttomallansa
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-ttomillaan -ttomillansa
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ablative
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-ttomaltaan -ttomaltansa
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-ttomiltaan -ttomiltansa
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allative
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-ttomalleen -ttomallensa
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-ttomilleen -ttomillensa
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essive
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-ttomanaan -ttomanansa
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-ttominaan -ttominansa
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translative
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-ttomakseen -ttomaksensa
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-ttomikseen -ttomiksensa
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abessive
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-ttomattaan -ttomattansa
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-ttomittaan -ttomittansa
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-ttomineen -ttominensa
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Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Swedish
Suffix
-ton
- -teen (suffix for the numbers 13 to 19)
Derived terms
See also the translations for thirteen to nineteen.