-sta
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sta"
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *-sta, from *-s- (internal locative infix; see -ssa) + *-ta (ablative/separative case suffix). Compare Erzya -сто (-sto), -стэ (-ste), Moksha -ста (-sta).
Suffix[edit]
-sta (front vowel harmony variant -stä, linguistic notation -stA)
- indicates the elative case of a noun, adjective, numeral or pronoun
Usage notes[edit]
- See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the elative case is used.