-tto

Finnish

Etymology

-tta +‎ -i (labialized -tto < -tta-i)

Suffix

-tto (front vowel harmony variant -ttö, linguistic notation -ttO) (rare)

1. Forms some nouns, chiefly for places.

Declension

Inflection of -tto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		-tto	-tot
genitive		-ton	-ttojen
partitive		-ttoa	-ttoja
illative		-ttoon	-ttoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-tto	-tot
accusative	nom.	-tto	-tot
	gen.	-ton
genitive		-ton	-ttojen
partitive		-ttoa	-ttoja
inessive		-tossa	-toissa
elative		-tosta	-toista
illative		-ttoon	-ttoihin
adessive		-tolla	-toilla
ablative		-tolta	-toilta
allative		-tolle	-toille
essive		-ttona	-ttoina
translative		-toksi	-toiksi
abessive		-totta	-toitta
instructive		—	-toin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -tto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ttoni -ttoni accusative nom. -ttoni -ttoni gen. -ttoni genitive -ttoni -ttojeni partitive -ttoani -ttojani inessive -tossani -toissani elative -tostani -toistani illative -ttooni -ttoihini adessive -tollani -toillani ablative -toltani -toiltani allative -tolleni -toilleni essive -ttonani -ttoinani translative -tokseni -toikseni abessive -tottani -toittani instructive — — comitative — -ttoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -ttosi -ttosi accusative nom. -ttosi -ttosi gen. -ttosi genitive -ttosi -ttojesi partitive -ttoasi -ttojasi inessive -tossasi -toissasi elative -tostasi -toistasi illative -ttoosi -ttoihisi adessive -tollasi -toillasi ablative -toltasi -toiltasi allative -tollesi -toillesi essive -ttonasi -ttoinasi translative -toksesi -toiksesi abessive -tottasi -toittasi instructive — — comitative — -ttoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -ttomme -ttomme accusative nom. -ttomme -ttomme gen. -ttomme genitive -ttomme -ttojemme partitive -ttoamme -ttojamme inessive -tossamme -toissamme elative -tostamme -toistamme illative -ttoomme -ttoihimme adessive -tollamme -toillamme ablative -toltamme -toiltamme allative -tollemme -toillemme essive -ttonamme -ttoinamme translative -toksemme -toiksemme abessive -tottamme -toittamme instructive — — comitative — -ttoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -ttonne -ttonne accusative nom. -ttonne -ttonne gen. -ttonne genitive -ttonne -ttojenne partitive -ttoanne -ttojanne inessive -tossanne -toissanne elative -tostanne -toistanne illative -ttoonne -ttoihinne adessive -tollanne -toillanne ablative -toltanne -toiltanne allative -tollenne -toillenne essive -ttonanne -ttoinanne translative -toksenne -toiksenne abessive -tottanne -toittanne instructive — — comitative — -ttoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -ttonsa -ttonsa accusative nom. -ttonsa -ttonsa gen. -ttonsa genitive -ttonsa -ttojensa partitive -ttoaan -ttoansa -ttojaan -ttojansa inessive -tossaan -tossansa -toissaan -toissansa elative -tostaan -tostansa -toistaan -toistansa illative -ttoonsa -ttoihinsa adessive -tollaan -tollansa -toillaan -toillansa ablative -toltaan -toltansa -toiltaan -toiltansa allative -tolleen -tollensa -toilleen -toillensa essive -ttonaan -ttonansa -ttoinaan -ttoinansa translative -tokseen -toksensa -toikseen -toiksensa abessive -tottaan -tottansa -toittaan -toittansa instructive — — comitative — -ttoineen -ttoinensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -tto

Saho

Alternative forms

• (Southern Saho) -yto

Etymology

Related to Afar -ytu, -ytó.

Pronunciation

• (masculine) IPA^(key): /-tːo/
• (feminine) IPA^(key): /-tˈto/

Suffix

-tto

1. (Northern Saho) Used to form singulative nouns from their collective counterparts.

Usage notes

• If both a masculine and feminine singulatives of the collective noun exist, the feminine form -ttö is used to distinguish it from the masculine.

Declension

(masculine)

Declension of -tto
absolutive	-tto
subjective	-tti
genitive	-tti

(feminine)

Declension of -tto
absolutive	-tto
subjective	-tto
genitive	-tton

Derived terms

Saho terms suffixed with -tto

References

• Giorgio Banti, Moreno Vergari (2005) “A sketch of Saho Grammar”, in Journal of Eritrean Studies, volume 4, numbers 1-2, pages 100-131