Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-ma

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology 1

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Suffix

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

  1. Forms action/result nouns from verbs.
  2. Forms the gerund of verbs, generally only in certain case forms.
  3. Forms the agent participle, which indicates that an action was done by something (in the genitive).
Inflection

This noun needs an [[:Category:Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL. noun inflection-table templates|inflection-table template]].

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Derived terms

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Descendants

Noun suffix:

  • Estonian: -m
  • Finnish: -ma
  • Karelian: -ma
  • Veps: -m
  • Võro: -m
  • Votic: -ma

Gerund:

  • Estonian: -ma (ma-infinitive), gerund in inessive, elative, translative and abessive
  • Finnish: gerund (3rd infinitive) in inessive, elative, illative, adessive, abessive and instructive
  • Võro: -ma (ma-infinitive)
  • Votic: gerund in inessive, elative, illative and abessive

Agent participle:

Etymology 2

Possibly an extension of the sense in Etymology 1, with the sense development "action" > "event" > "location of event" > "location".

Suffix

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

  1. Forms names for places or locations.
Inflection

This adjective needs an [[:Category:Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL. adjective inflection-table templates|inflection-table template]].

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Descendants