-nna

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Estonian

Etymology

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Suffix

-nna (genitive -nna, partitive -nnat)

  1. Forms feminine agent or occupational nouns
    eestlane "Estonian (person)" → eestlanna "female Estonian"
    laulja "singer" → lauljanna "female singer"

Declension

Declension of -nna (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -nna -nnad
accusative nom.
gen. -nna
genitive -nnade
partitive -nnat -nnasid
illative -nnasse -nnadesse
inessive -nnas -nnades
elative -nnast -nnadest
allative -nnale -nnadele
adessive -nnal -nnadel
ablative -nnalt -nnadelt
translative -nnaks -nnadeks
terminative -nnani -nnadeni
essive -nnana -nnadena
abessive -nnata -nnadeta
comitative -nnaga -nnadega

Synonyms

  • -tar (in some cases)

Derived terms