-mattomuus
Finnish
Etymology
-ma + -ton + -uus (+ effects of consonant gradation)
Suffix
-mattomuus (front vowel harmony variant -mättömyys, linguistic notation -mAttOmUUs)
- A deverbal suffix that, when attached to the stem of a verb, transforms the verb to a noun which means lack of activity, failure or refusal to do something. The stem is often modified in the process.
- juoda -> juomattomuus = to drink -> the state or property of being without drink