-tuma

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-tudak. Cognate with Finnish -tua.

Suffix

-tuma (da-infinitive -tuda)

  1. Forms inchoative, passive and middle intransitive verbs meaning "becoming" or "making into".; -en, -fy
    jää (ice) + ‎-tuma → ‎jäätuma (freeze (over))
    käima (go) + ‎-tuma → ‎käituma (behave)
    käima (go) + ‎-tuma → ‎käivituma (be triggered, started)
    muu (other) + ‎-tuma → ‎muutuma (change)
    täis (full) + ‎-tuma → ‎täituma (fill (up))

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