-loi-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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By analogy with the plural stem of other words, particularly -la words; many eastern dialects, as well as Ingrian and Karelian, have this feature as the distinction of singular and plural forms could otherwise have been lost due to sound changes.

Interfix

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-loi- (front vowel harmony variant -löi-, linguistic notation -lOi-) (dialectal)

  1. (Eastern Finnish) Plural marker.
    taloloissain (the) houses (inessive plural, standard taloissa)
    tyttölöigirls (partitive plural, standard tyttöjä)

Usage notes

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-loi- is not used with nominative or accusative plural forms, only with other cases. It is characteristic of the Savonian, Isthmus Karelian and Ingrian dialects.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lauri Kettunen: Suomen murteet III A. Murrekartasto, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, Helsinki 1940. Map #202. (Online link http://kettunen.fnhost.org/html/kett202.html)

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