-nto

See also: nto, NTO, nto., and ntô

Finnish

Etymology

-nta +‎ -o: generalized from -o being applied to -ntaa verbs.

Suffix

-nto (front vowel harmony variant -ntö, linguistic notation -ntO)

1. Forms nouns.

Declension

Inflection of -nto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		-nto	-nnot
genitive		-nnon	-ntojen
partitive		-ntoa	-ntoja
illative		-ntoon	-ntoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-nto	-nnot
accusative	nom.	-nto	-nnot
	gen.	-nnon
genitive		-nnon	-ntojen
partitive		-ntoa	-ntoja
inessive		-nnossa	-nnoissa
elative		-nnosta	-nnoista
illative		-ntoon	-ntoihin
adessive		-nnolla	-nnoilla
ablative		-nnolta	-nnoilta
allative		-nnolle	-nnoille
essive		-ntona	-ntoina
translative		-nnoksi	-nnoiksi
abessive		-nnotta	-nnoitta
instructive		—	-nnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -nto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ntoni -ntoni accusative nom. -ntoni -ntoni gen. -ntoni genitive -ntoni -ntojeni partitive -ntoani -ntojani inessive -nnossani -nnoissani elative -nnostani -nnoistani illative -ntooni -ntoihini adessive -nnollani -nnoillani ablative -nnoltani -nnoiltani allative -nnolleni -nnoilleni essive -ntonani -ntoinani translative -nnokseni -nnoikseni abessive -nnottani -nnoittani instructive — — comitative — -ntoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ntosi -ntosi accusative nom. -ntosi -ntosi gen. -ntosi genitive -ntosi -ntojesi partitive -ntoasi -ntojasi inessive -nnossasi -nnoissasi elative -nnostasi -nnoistasi illative -ntoosi -ntoihisi adessive -nnollasi -nnoillasi ablative -nnoltasi -nnoiltasi allative -nnollesi -nnoillesi essive -ntonasi -ntoinasi translative -nnoksesi -nnoiksesi abessive -nnottasi -nnoittasi instructive — — comitative — -ntoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -ntomme -ntomme accusative nom. -ntomme -ntomme gen. -ntomme genitive -ntomme -ntojemme partitive -ntoamme -ntojamme inessive -nnossamme -nnoissamme elative -nnostamme -nnoistamme illative -ntoomme -ntoihimme adessive -nnollamme -nnoillamme ablative -nnoltamme -nnoiltamme allative -nnollemme -nnoillemme essive -ntonamme -ntoinamme translative -nnoksemme -nnoiksemme abessive -nnottamme -nnoittamme instructive — — comitative — -ntoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -ntonne -ntonne accusative nom. -ntonne -ntonne gen. -ntonne genitive -ntonne -ntojenne partitive -ntoanne -ntojanne inessive -nnossanne -nnoissanne elative -nnostanne -nnoistanne illative -ntoonne -ntoihinne adessive -nnollanne -nnoillanne ablative -nnoltanne -nnoiltanne allative -nnollenne -nnoillenne essive -ntonanne -ntoinanne translative -nnoksenne -nnoiksenne abessive -nnottanne -nnoittanne instructive — — comitative — -ntoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -ntonsa -ntonsa accusative nom. -ntonsa -ntonsa gen. -ntonsa genitive -ntonsa -ntojensa partitive -ntoaan -ntoansa -ntojaan -ntojansa inessive -nnossaan -nnossansa -nnoissaan -nnoissansa elative -nnostaan -nnostansa -nnoistaan -nnoistansa illative -ntoonsa -ntoihinsa adessive -nnollaan -nnollansa -nnoillaan -nnoillansa ablative -nnoltaan -nnoltansa -nnoiltaan -nnoiltansa allative -nnolleen -nnollensa -nnoilleen -nnoillensa essive -ntonaan -ntonansa -ntoinaan -ntoinansa translative -nnokseen -nnoksensa -nnoikseen -nnoiksensa abessive -nnottaan -nnottansa -nnoittaan -nnoittansa instructive — — comitative — -ntoineen -ntoinensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -nto

Anagrams

• -ton, ton

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish -nto.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-nto/, [-nto̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-nto/, [-nd̥o̞]

Suffix

-nto (front vowel variant -ntö)

1. Used to form nouns from verbs.

Declension

Declension of -nto (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	-nto	-nnot
genitive	-nnon	-ntoin, -ntoloin
partitive	-ntoa	-ntoja, -ntoloja
illative	-ntoo	-ntoi, -ntoloihe
inessive	-nnos	-nnois, -ntolois
elative	-nnost	-nnoist, -ntoloist
allative	-nnolle	-nnoille, -ntoloille
adessive	-nnol	-nnoil, -ntoloil
ablative	-nnolt	-nnoilt, -ntoloilt
translative	-nnoks	-nnoiks, -ntoloiks
essive	-ntonna, -ntoon	-ntoinna, -ntoloinna, -ntoin, -ntoloin
exessive1)	-ntont	-ntoint, -ntoloint
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 -nto

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From -mö (recent/distant past perfective suffix) +‎ -to (plural verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-nto]

Suffix

-nto

1. Forms the plural of the recent past perfective tense of the verb ütö (“to go”) when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
2. Forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense of the verb ütö (“to go”) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, page 129