-htua
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]-h- + -tua; the -h- is re-extracted from words ending in *-eh (modern -e < *-ëh).[1]
Suffix
[edit]-htua (front vowel harmony variant -htyä, stem -htu-, linguistic notation -htU- or -htUA)
- Forms translative verbs, often emphasizing the quick nature of the change.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.