-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.

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.

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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Irish

Etymology 1

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 -tūs.

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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Latin

Suffix

-ta

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