Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ma

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 This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *-ma.

Suffix

*-ma / *-mä

  1. Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
  2. Mostly meaningless suffix added to some nominal stems.
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-ma (action)
Descendants
  • Estonian: -m
  • Finnish: -ma
  • Ingrian: -ma
  • Karelian: -ma
  • Veps: -m
  • Võro: -m
  • Votic: -ma

Etymology 2

From Proto-Uralic *-ma.

Suffix

*-ma / *-mä

  1. Forms the gerund of verbs, generally only in certain case forms.
  2. Forms the agent participle, which indicates that an action was done by something (in the genitive).
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Gerund:

  • Estonian: -ma (ma-infinitive), gerund in inessive, elative, translative and abessive
  • Finnish: gerund (3rd infinitive) in inessive, elative, illative, adessive, abessive and instructive
  • Ingrian: gerund (3rd infinitive) in inessive, elative, illative and abessive
  • Võro: -ma (ma-infinitive)
  • Votic: gerund in inessive, elative, illative and abessive

Agent participle:

Etymology 3

Possibly an extension of the sense in Etymology 1, with the sense development "action" > "event" > "location of event" > "location".

Suffix

*-ma / *-mä

  1. Forms names for places or locations.
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
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