-mus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mus"

Finnish

Etymology

-m- +‎ -us

Suffix

-mus (front vowel harmony variant -mys, linguistic notation -mUs)

1. Forms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with sallia-type verbs, and those muistaa and sanoa-type verbs whose stem consists of one syllable; the "m" is used to fill the gap as adding just "-us" would sound awkward.

   ‎tutkia (“to study, explore, investigate”) + ‎-mus → ‎tutkimus (“research, investigation”)

   ‎luottaa (“to trust”) + ‎-mus → ‎luottamus (“trust”)

2. Forms names for people and things from stems.

   ‎yli- (“over, upper”) + ‎-mus → ‎ylimys (“aristocrat”)

   ‎surkea (“miserable”) + ‎-mus → ‎surkimus (“weakling”)

   ‎pyhä (“holy”) + ‎-mus → ‎pyhimys (“saint”)

   ‎iso (“large”) + ‎-mus → ‎isomus (“large gold nugget”)

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -mus

compounds

• mannermaasulkemus

 

Descendants

• → Northern Sami: -muš

Ingrian

Etymology

From -m- +‎ -us. Akin to Finnish -mus.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-mus/, [-muz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-mus/, [-muʒ̥]

Suffix

-mus (front vowel variant -ys)

1. Used to form action nouns from verbs: -ing

   ‎kysy- (“to ask”) + ‎-mus → ‎kysymys (“question”)

Declension

Declension of -mus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	-mus	-mukset
genitive	-muksen	-muksiin
partitive	-musta, -must	-muksia
illative	-muksee	-muksii
inessive	-muksees	-muksiis
elative	-muksest	-muksist
allative	-mukselle	-muksille
adessive	-mukseel	-muksiil
ablative	-mukselt	-muksilt
translative	-mukseks	-muksiks
essive	-muksenna, -mukseen	-muksinna, -muksiin
exessive1)	-muksent	-muksint
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.

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -mus

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic [Term?].

Suffix

-mus (with odd-syllable stems -eamọs)

1. Forms the superlative of adjectives.

Usage notes

• This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Attributive	-mus
Nominative	-mus
Genitive	-musa
Attributive	-mus
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-mus	-musat
Accusative	-musa	-musaid
Genitive	-musa	-musaid
Illative	-mussii	-musaide
Locative	-musas	-musain
Comitative	-musain	-musaiguin
Essive	-mussan

Derived terms

• See Category:Northern Sami adjective superlative forms