-ta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Estonian

Suffix

-ta

1. suffix for the abessive case, without.

Usage notes

• Suffixed to the genitive singular.
• Often used in conjunction with the preposition ilma, for example ilma soolata "without salt, saltless".

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-ta, a variant form of *-da (whence Finnish -a) that was used when it followed a (secondarily) stressed syllable (suffixal gradation). Ultimately from the Proto-Uralic ablative case *-ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ/, [t̪ɑ]

Suffix

-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä)

1. A suffix for the partitive singular case.

Usage notes

• This suffix is used after a long vowel, diphthong or a consonant.

See also

• -a

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-t'ak, composed of a stem-forming suffix *-t- and the regular infinitive ending *-dak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑˣ/, [t̪ɑ(ʔ)]

Suffix

-ta (front vowel harmony variant -tä)

1. Forms verbs from nouns.

   ‎kampa (“comb”) + ‎-ta → ‎kammata (“to comb”)

   ‎linko (“sling; centrifuge”) + ‎-ta → ‎lingota (“to hurl, sling, fling”)

   ‎kato (“disappearance”) + ‎-ta → ‎kadota (“to disappear”)

Usage notes

• The derivatives belong to the conjugation types no. 73 and 74.
• Triggers consonant gradation in the root, if applicable.
• Used mainly on bisyllabic vowel-stem nouns. For monosyllabic and consonant-stem nouns, -taa is more common.

Derived terms

► Finnish words suffixed with -ta

See also

• -eta
• -ita

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɒ]

Suffix

-ta

1. (past-tense suffix) Used to form the third-person singular past tense of verbs (definite conjugations).

   olvas (“to read”) → olvasta (“he/she (has/had) read”)

2. (verbal-participle suffix) Used to form the verbal participle of verbs, always following the agent noun.

   okoz (“to cause”) → [vihar] okozta [kár] (“[the damage] caused by [a storm]”, literally “storm-caused damage”)

3. (noun-forming suffix) Used to form nouns from certain verbs (cf. -ás), incorporating the third-person singular possessive suffix (-a), which can be replaced by other personal possessive suffixes.

   tud (“to know”) → tudta (“his/her knowledge [of something]”)

Usage notes

• (past-tense and verbal-participle suffix) Variants:

  -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -te is added to most front-vowel verbs

  -tta is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, fú, ó, ró, rí, szí)

  -tte is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nyű, sző)

  -otta is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, nyit, except lát)

  -ette is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)

  -ötte is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs

  -te is added to most front-vowel verbs

Derived terms

► Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ta

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• -tha

Suffix

-ta

2. added to nouns to form adjectives

Derived terms

► Irish words suffixed with -ta (adjective)

Related terms

• -ga (-da, -dha)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• -te (slender form)
• -tha, -the

Suffix

-ta

2. used to form strong plural forms of nouns

Etymology 3

From Old Irish -ta, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts, whence also Ancient Greek -της (-tēs), Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti), and Latin -tās.

Alternative forms

• -te (slender form)
• -tha, -the

Suffix

-ta

2. used to form the past participle of verbs

Derived terms

► Irish words suffixed with -ta (participle)

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

• -te, -tha, -the

Suffix

-ta

2. genitive singular of -adh (verbal noun suffix)

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Kambera

Pronoun

-ta

1. first person plural inclusive accusative enclitic

See also

Kambera pronominal clitics

	Nominative	Genetive	Accusative	Dative
1sg	ku-	-nggu	-ka	-ngga
2sg	mu- (u-)	-mu	-kau	-nggau
3sg	na-	-na	-ya	-nya
1pl.incl	ta-	-nda	-ta	-nda
1pl.excl	ma-	-ma	-kama	-nggama
2pl	mi- (i-)	-mi	-kami (-kai)	-nggami (-nggai)
3pl	da-	-da	-ha	-nja

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Lakota

Suffix

-ta

1. to, at, on, in

   ‎pahá (“hill, butte”) + ‎-ta → ‎paháta (“on the hill, butte”)

   ‎maȟpíya (“sky”) + ‎-ta → ‎maȟpíyata (“in the sky”)

   ‎mní (“water”) + ‎-ta → ‎mniyáta (“at the water”)

Note

Changes to (-ata), (-yata) following vowel.

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Latin

Suffix

-ta

1. inflection of -tus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Suffix

-tā

1. feminine ablative singular of -tus

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Quechua

Alternative forms

• -kta (historically, after short vowels)

Suffix

-ta

1. A suffix for the accusative case. Indicates the direct object of a verb or the goal of a motion verb.

   ‎wasi (“house”) + ‎-ta → ‎wasita (“at the house”)

   ‎mama (“mother”) + ‎-ta → ‎mamaykita (“your mother (direct object)”)

2. Used to form adverbs from adjectives.

   ‎allin (“good”) + ‎-ta → ‎allinta (“well”)

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Scottish Gaelic

Suffix

-ta

1. Alternative form of -te

   'S leònta mo làmh. ― My hand is wounded.

Derived terms

► Scottish Gaelic words suffixed with -ta

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Somali

Suffix

-ta

1. A condition or state