From Proto-Finnic *riita, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *strīdaz, compare German Streit and Icelandic stríð. Related to Estonian riid, Livvi riidu, Ludian riid and Veps rida.
riita
| Inflection of riita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | riita | riidat | |
| genitive | riidan | riitojen | |
| partitive | riitaa | riitoja | |
| illative | riitaan | riitoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | riita | riidat | |
| accusative | nom. | riita | riidat |
| gen. | riidan | ||
| genitive | riidan | riitojen riitain rare | |
| partitive | riitaa | riitoja | |
| inessive | riidassa | riidoissa | |
| elative | riidasta | riidoista | |
| illative | riitaan | riitoihin | |
| adessive | riidalla | riidoilla | |
| ablative | riidalta | riidoilta | |
| allative | riidalle | riidoille | |
| essive | riitana | riitoina | |
| translative | riidaksi | riidoiksi | |
| abessive | riidatta | riidoitta | |
| instructive | — | riidoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *riita. Cognates include Finnish riita and Estonian riid.
riita
| Declension of riita (type 3/kana, iit-iij gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | riita | riijat |
| genitive | riijan | riitoin |
| partitive | riitaa | riitoja |
| illative | riitaa | riitoi |
| inessive | riijaas | riijois |
| elative | riijast | riijoist |
| allative | riijalle | riijoille |
| adessive | riijaal | riijoil |
| ablative | riijalt | riijoilt |
| translative | riijaks | riijoiks |
| essive | riitanna, riitaan | riitoinna, riitoin |
| exessive1) | riitant | riitoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||