-tti

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Re-extracted from words like elätti and kasvatti.[1] Thus equivalent to -ttaa +‎ -i.

Suffix[edit]

-tti

  1. Forms some nouns from verbs, particularly describing people or animals that do that action.

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish terms suffixed with -tti

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

Sassarese[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

-tti

  1. enclitic form of ti; appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive reflexive, accusative and dative forms when the object is second singular person
    ciamà (“to call”) → ciamatti (“to call yourself; to call you; to call for you”)
  2. enclitic form of ti; appended to monosyllabic second-person singular imperative forms
    fà (“do!”) → fatti (“do (to/for yourself)!”)
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