-matu

See also: matu, Matu, mátu, màtu, mātu, and Mâțu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-mat'oin.

Suffix

-matu (genitive -matu, partitive -matut, comparative -matum, superlative kõige -matum)

1. Derives nouns from (nominal stems of) verbs, that are generally only used in compounds

   panema "to put" → pandamatu, panematu → vastupandamatu "irresistible", tähelepanematu, tähelepandmatu "inattentive"

   võtma "to take" → võetamatu, võtmatu → vastuvõetamatu, vastuvõtmatu "unacceptable"

   kannatama "to suffer" → kannatamatu "impatient"

Inflection

Declension of -matu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		-matu	-matud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	-matu
genitive			-matute
partitive		-matut	-matuid
illative		-matusse	-matutesse -matuisse
inessive		-matus	-matutes -matuis
elative		-matust	-matutest -matuist
allative		-matule	-matutele -matuile
adessive		-matul	-matutel -matuil
ablative		-matult	-matutelt -matuilt
translative		-matuks	-matuteks -matuiks
terminative		-matuni	-matuteni
essive		-matuna	-matutena
abessive		-matuta	-matuteta
comitative		-matuga	-matutega

Derived terms

Estonian terms suffixed with -matu

arusaamatu

kannatamatu

ootamatu

pöördumatu

tähelepanematu

uskumatu

vastupandamatu

vastuvõetamatu

võimatu

vältimatu