-ri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ri"

Finnish

Alternative forms

• -ari, -uri

Etymology

Probably conflated from multiple sources:

• , +‎ -i (“nominal suffix”)
• borrowed from Old Norse -ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”), from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius; particularly as part of other loanwords which have then influenced the use of the suffix

Suffix

-ri

1. Used to create names of occupations from nouns or verbs.

   kartta (“map”) → kartturi (“navigator”)

   vaate (“garment”) → vaatturi (“tailor”)

   duunata (“to work”) → duunari (“worker”)

   puutarha (“garden”) → puutarhuri (“gardener”)

   urut (“organ”) → urkuri (“organist”)

   saha (“saw”) → sahuri (“sawmill operator”)

   rokki (“rock music”) → rokkari (“rocker”)

2. (slang) Used to create terms meaning "supporter of something"

   kommunisti (“communist”) → kommari

   sosiaalidemokraatti (“social democrat”) → demari

Declension

Inflection of -ri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		-ri	-rit
genitive		-rin	-rien -reiden -reitten
partitive		-ria	-reita -reja
illative		-riin	-reihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-ri	-rit
accusative	nom.	-ri	-rit
	gen.	-rin
genitive		-rin	-rien -reiden -reitten
partitive		-ria	-reita -reja
inessive		-rissa	-reissa
elative		-rista	-reista
illative		-riin	-reihin
adessive		-rilla	-reilla
ablative		-rilta	-reilta
allative		-rille	-reille
essive		-rina	-reina
translative		-riksi	-reiksi
abessive		-ritta	-reitta
instructive		—	-rein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -ri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -rini -rini accusative nom. -rini -rini gen. -rini genitive -rini -rieni -reideni -reitteni partitive -riani -reitani -rejani inessive -rissani -reissani elative -ristani -reistani illative -riini -reihini adessive -rillani -reillani ablative -riltani -reiltani allative -rilleni -reilleni essive -rinani -reinani translative -rikseni -reikseni abessive -rittani -reittani instructive — — comitative — -reineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -risi -risi accusative nom. -risi -risi gen. -risi genitive -risi -riesi -reidesi -reittesi partitive -riasi -reitasi -rejasi inessive -rissasi -reissasi elative -ristasi -reistasi illative -riisi -reihisi adessive -rillasi -reillasi ablative -riltasi -reiltasi allative -rillesi -reillesi essive -rinasi -reinasi translative -riksesi -reiksesi abessive -rittasi -reittasi instructive — — comitative — -reinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -rimme -rimme accusative nom. -rimme -rimme gen. -rimme genitive -rimme -riemme -reidemme -reittemme partitive -riamme -reitamme -rejamme inessive -rissamme -reissamme elative -ristamme -reistamme illative -riimme -reihimme adessive -rillamme -reillamme ablative -riltamme -reiltamme allative -rillemme -reillemme essive -rinamme -reinamme translative -riksemme -reiksemme abessive -rittamme -reittamme instructive — — comitative — -reinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -rinne -rinne accusative nom. -rinne -rinne gen. -rinne genitive -rinne -rienne -reidenne -reittenne partitive -rianne -reitanne -rejanne inessive -rissanne -reissanne elative -ristanne -reistanne illative -riinne -reihinne adessive -rillanne -reillanne ablative -riltanne -reiltanne allative -rillenne -reillenne essive -rinanne -reinanne translative -riksenne -reiksenne abessive -rittanne -reittanne instructive — — comitative — -reinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -rinsa -rinsa accusative nom. -rinsa -rinsa gen. -rinsa genitive -rinsa -riensa -reidensa -reittensa partitive -riaan -riansa -reitaan -rejaan -reitansa -rejansa inessive -rissaan -rissansa -reissaan -reissansa elative -ristaan -ristansa -reistaan -reistansa illative -riinsa -reihinsa adessive -rillaan -rillansa -reillaan -reillansa ablative -riltaan -riltansa -reiltaan -reiltansa allative -rilleen -rillensa -reilleen -reillensa essive -rinaan -rinansa -reinaan -reinansa translative -rikseen -riksensa -reikseen -reiksensa abessive -rittaan -rittansa -reittaan -reittansa instructive — — comitative — -reineen -reinensa

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Igbo

Suffix

-ri

1. Owerri and Umuahia standard spelling of -li.

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Jamamadí

Suffix

-ri m (feminine -ro)

1. (evidential) identifies an action as certain and having occurred in the near past

References

• 2008 (originally 1976), Robert Campbell, Verification in Jamamadi Quotations, Associação Internacional de Linguística SIL - Brasil, page 4.

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Japanese

Romanization

-ri

1. Rōmaji transcription of り

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Purepecha

Suffix

-ri

1. genitive suffix

References

• Estudios de lengua y cultura amerindias II (1998), section on P'urhépecha

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Quechua

Suffix

-ri

1. Optionally used to mark the topic of a question. Gives a sense of courtesy.

   Karlusri maypim kachkan?

   And where is Carlos?

   Maypitaq tiyankiri?

   And where do you live?

Descendants

• Spanish: -ri (Bolivia)

See also

• -qa