Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-nta
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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 *-nta.
Suffix
*-nta / *-ntä
- Forms action nouns from verbs.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Category Proto-Finnic terms suffixed with *-nta (deverbal) not found
Descendants
- Finnish: -nta
Etymology 2
According to SKRK, of the same origin as *-nci.
Suffix
*-nta / *-ntä
- Rarely forms nouns for people.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Finnish: -nta
Etymology 3
Formed from *-na (essive suffix) + *-ta (partitive suffix), perhaps by analogy with *-lta, *-sta.
Suffix
*-nta / *-ntä
- Marks the exessive case.
Descendants
Further reading
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.