-ra

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Basque[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • -era (after consonants)

Suffix[edit]

-ra

  1. Allative singular suffix.
    ‎ibai (“river”) + ‎-ra → ‎ibaira (“to the river”)
  2. [+verbal noun] in order to

Declension[edit]

Basque inflectional suffixes
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive -∅ -a -ak -ok
ergative -(e)k -ak -ek
dative -(r)i -ari -ei -oi
genitive -(r)en -aren -en -on
comitative -(r)ekin -arekin -ekin -okin
causative -(r)engatik -arengatik -engatik -ongatik
benefactive -(r)entzat -arentzat -entzat -ontzat
instrumental -(e)z -az -ez -oz
inessive anim. -(r)engan -arengan -engan -ongan
inanim. -(e)tan -an -etan -otan
locative anim.
―
―
―
―
inanim. -(e)tako -(e)ko -etako -otako
allative anim. -(r)engana -arengana -engana -ongana
inanim. -(e)tara -(e)ra -etara -otara
terminative anim. -(r)enganaino -arenganaino -enganaino -onganaino
inanim. -(e)taraino -(e)raino -etaraino -otaraino
directive anim. -(r)enganantz -arenganantz -enganantz -onganantz
inanim. -(e)tarantz -(e)rantz -etarantz -otarantz
destinative anim. -(r)enganako -arenganako -enganako -onganako
inanim. -(e)tarako -(e)rako -etarako -otarako
ablative anim. -(r)engandik -arengandik -engandik -ongandik
inanim. -(e)tatik -(e)tik -etik -otik
partitive -(r)ik
―
―
―
prolative -tzat
―
―
―

Derived terms[edit]

Basque terms suffixed with -ra

References[edit]

  • “-ra” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-ra, from Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?].

Suffix[edit]

-ra (front vowel harmony variant -rä)

  1. Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal stems.

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish terms suffixed with -ra

Garo[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ra

  1. used to make suggestions
    Iara?
    What about this?

Hungarian[edit]

Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions)
ed suffix who? what? this that he/she
(it)*
case v. pr. c.
nom. – ki mi ez az ő* / -∅
az / -∅		 – –
acc. -t / -ot /
-at / -et / -öt		 kit mit ezt azt őt* / -∅
azt / -∅		 – c1
c2
dat. -nak / -nek kinek minek ennek annak neki neki- c
ins. -val / -vel kivel mivel ezzel/
evvel		 azzal/
avval		 vele c
c-f. -ért kiért miért ezért azért érte – c
tra. -vá / -vé kivé mivé ezzé azzá – – c
ter. -ig – meddig eddig addig – – c
e-f. -ként (kiként) (miként) ekként akként – – c
e-m. -ul / -ül – – – – – – c
ine. -ban / -ben kiben miben ebben abban benne – c
sup. -n/-on/-en/-ön kin min ezen azon rajta (rajta-) c
ade. -nál / -nél kinél minél ennél annál nála – c
ill. -ba / -be kibe mibe ebbe abba bele bele- c
sub. -ra / -re kire mire erre arra rá rá- c
all. -hoz/-hez/-höz kihez mihez ehhez ahhoz hozzá hozzá- c
el. -ból / -ből kiből miből ebből abból belőle – c
del. -ról / -ről kiről miről erről arról róla – c
abl. -tól / -től kitől mitől ettől attól tőle – c
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be
construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All »

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [rɒ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Suffix[edit]

-ra

  1. (case suffix) onto, on; (of time) for, by. Used to form the sublative case.
    asztal (“table”) → tedd az asztalra ― put it on the table
    pillanat (“moment”) → egy pillanatra ― for a moment
    szerda (“Wednesday”) → szerdára ― by Wednesday

Usage notes[edit]

   Hungarian case suffixes
Case Back vowel
a, á, o, ó, u, ú 		Front vowel
unrounded
e, é, i, í 		rounded
ö, ő, ü, ű
nominative —
accusative -t
-ot / -at -et -öt
dative -nak -nek
instrumental -val -vel
causal-final -ért
translative -vá -vé
terminative -ig
essive-formal -ként
essive-modal -ul -ül
inessive -ban -ben
superessive -n
-on -en -ön
adessive -nál -nél
illative -ba -be
sublative -ra -re
allative -hoz -hez -höz
elative -ból -ből
delative -ról -ről
ablative -tól -től
Note for all endings:
Stem-final -a/-e changes to -á-/-é-, respectively, except -ként.
    alma — almában, but almaként
    zene ― zenében, but zeneként
  • (case suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ra is added to back vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
    pad (“bench”) → Leültem egy padra. ― I sat down on a bench.
    alma (“apple”) → Allergiás vagyok az almára. ― I am allergic to apples.
    -re is added to front vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
    szék (“chair”) → Leültem egy székre. ― I sat down on a chair.
    béke (“peace”) → Mindenki békére vágyik. ― Everyone longs for peace.

See also[edit]

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish -rad.

Suffix[edit]

-ra m

  1. Collective suffix, attached to nouns or adjectives, used to form nouns: -ry, -y
    ‎milseog (“dessert”) + ‎-ra → ‎milseogra (“confectionery”)
    ‎glas (“green”) + ‎-ra → ‎glasra (“vegetable; originally “greenery”)

Declension[edit]

Declension of -ra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -ra -raí
Vocative a -ra a -raí
Genitive -ra -raí
Dative -ra -raí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an -ra na -raí
Genitive an -ra na -raí
Dative leis an -ra

don -ra

leis na -raí

Derived terms[edit]

Irish terms suffixed with -ra

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

-ra

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ら

Mayo[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ra

  1. Suffix forming adjectives from nouns.
    ‎cobba (“head”) + ‎-ra → ‎cóbaꞌara (“big-headed”)

Derived terms[edit]

Mayo terms suffixed with -ra

References[edit]

  • Collard, Howard; Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6)‎[1] (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 203

Murui Huitoto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From raa (“thing”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Classifier[edit]

-ra

  1. Classifier for inanimate objects.

Derived terms[edit]

Murui Huitoto terms suffixed with -ra

References[edit]

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[2] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 208
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 83

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ra f

  1. nominal suffix

Usage notes[edit]

  • This suffix is only used for one word: kostra, hence the genitive plural form -or, the dative plural form -ram and the locative plural form -rach are hypothetical.

Declension[edit]

Declension of -ra
singular plural
nominative -ra -ry
genitive -ry -ier, -or
dative -re -rám, -ram
accusative -ru -ry
locative -re -rách, -rach
instrumental -rou -rami

Derived terms[edit]

Slovak terms suffixed with -ra
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