-maton

See also: maton, matón, matön, and -mätön

Finnish

Etymology

-ma +‎ -ton

Suffix

-maton (front vowel harmony variant -mätön, linguistic notation -mAtOn)

1. Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of an action from intransitive verbs; un- ~ -ed, etc.

   olla (“to be”) → olematon (“nonexistent”)

2. Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of action upon the object from transitive verbs; un- ~ -ed

   jakaa (“to divide”) → jakamaton (“undivided”)

   syödä (“to eat”) → syömätön (“uneaten”)

3. Forms negative adjectives indicating incapability from transitive verbs; in- ~ -able

   kieltää (“to deny”) → kieltämätön (“undeniable”)

   lukea (“to count”) → lukematon (“innumerable”)

Usage notes

The corresponding positive adjectives are formed with multiple different suffixes. Sense 1 corresponds to adjectival use of active participles formed with -va, -nut, sense 2 to passive participles formed with -ttu, sense 3 to passive participles formed with -ttava.

Declension

Inflection of -maton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative		-maton	-mattomat
genitive		-mattoman	-mattomien
partitive		-matonta	-mattomia
illative		-mattomaan	-mattomiin
		singular	plural
nominative		-maton	-mattomat
accusative	nom.	-maton	-mattomat
	gen.	-mattoman
genitive		-mattoman	-mattomien -matonten rare
partitive		-matonta	-mattomia
inessive		-mattomassa	-mattomissa
elative		-mattomasta	-mattomista
illative		-mattomaan	-mattomiin
adessive		-mattomalla	-mattomilla
ablative		-mattomalta	-mattomilta
allative		-mattomalle	-mattomille
essive		-mattomana	-mattomina
translative		-mattomaksi	-mattomiksi
abessive		-mattomatta	-mattomitta
instructive		—	-mattomin
comitative		—	-mattomine

Possessive forms of -maton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -mattomani -mattomani accusative nom. -mattomani -mattomani gen. -mattomani genitive -mattomani -mattomieni -matonteni rare partitive -matontani -mattomiani inessive -mattomassani -mattomissani elative -mattomastani -mattomistani illative -mattomaani -mattomiini adessive -mattomallani -mattomillani ablative -mattomaltani -mattomiltani allative -mattomalleni -mattomilleni essive -mattomanani -mattominani translative -mattomakseni -mattomikseni abessive -mattomattani -mattomittani instructive — — comitative — -mattomineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -mattomasi -mattomasi accusative nom. -mattomasi -mattomasi gen. -mattomasi genitive -mattomasi -mattomiesi -matontesi rare partitive -matontasi -mattomiasi inessive -mattomassasi -mattomissasi elative -mattomastasi -mattomistasi illative -mattomaasi -mattomiisi adessive -mattomallasi -mattomillasi ablative -mattomaltasi -mattomiltasi allative -mattomallesi -mattomillesi essive -mattomanasi -mattominasi translative -mattomaksesi -mattomiksesi abessive -mattomattasi -mattomittasi instructive — — comitative — -mattominesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -mattomamme -mattomamme accusative nom. -mattomamme -mattomamme gen. -mattomamme genitive -mattomamme -mattomiemme -matontemme rare partitive -matontamme -mattomiamme inessive -mattomassamme -mattomissamme elative -mattomastamme -mattomistamme illative -mattomaamme -mattomiimme adessive -mattomallamme -mattomillamme ablative -mattomaltamme -mattomiltamme allative -mattomallemme -mattomillemme essive -mattomanamme -mattominamme translative -mattomaksemme -mattomiksemme abessive -mattomattamme -mattomittamme instructive — — comitative — -mattominemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -mattomanne -mattomanne accusative nom. -mattomanne -mattomanne gen. -mattomanne genitive -mattomanne -mattomienne -matontenne rare partitive -matontanne -mattomianne inessive -mattomassanne -mattomissanne elative -mattomastanne -mattomistanne illative -mattomaanne -mattomiinne adessive -mattomallanne -mattomillanne ablative -mattomaltanne -mattomiltanne allative -mattomallenne -mattomillenne essive -mattomananne -mattominanne translative -mattomaksenne -mattomiksenne abessive -mattomattanne -mattomittanne instructive — — comitative — -mattominenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -mattomansa -mattomansa accusative nom. -mattomansa -mattomansa gen. -mattomansa genitive -mattomansa -mattomiensa -matontensa rare partitive -matontaan -matontansa -mattomiaan -mattomiansa inessive -mattomassaan -mattomassansa -mattomissaan -mattomissansa elative -mattomastaan -mattomastansa -mattomistaan -mattomistansa illative -mattomaansa -mattomiinsa adessive -mattomallaan -mattomallansa -mattomillaan -mattomillansa ablative -mattomaltaan -mattomaltansa -mattomiltaan -mattomiltansa allative -mattomalleen -mattomallensa -mattomilleen -mattomillensa essive -mattomanaan -mattomanansa -mattominaan -mattominansa translative -mattomakseen -mattomaksensa -mattomikseen -mattomiksensa abessive -mattomattaan -mattomattansa -mattomittaan -mattomittansa instructive — — comitative — -mattomineen -mattominensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -maton

References

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

Anagrams

• manto, monta