-tti

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Finnish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Re-extracted from words like elätti and kasvatti.[1] Thus equivalent to -ttaa +‎ -i.

Suffix

[edit]

-tti

  1. Forms some nouns from verbs, particularly describing people or animals that do that action.

Derived terms

[edit]
Finnish terms suffixed with -tti

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

Sassarese

[edit]

Pronoun

[edit]

-tti

  1. enclitic form of ti; appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive reflexive, accusative and dative forms when the object is second singular person
    ciamà (“to call”) → ciamatti (“to call yourself; to call you; to call for you”)
  2. enclitic form of ti; appended to monosyllabic second-person singular imperative forms
    fà (“do!”) → fatti (“do (to/for yourself)!”)
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=-tti&oldid=72025865"