Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *-nta, from Proto-Uralic *-nta. Related to Karelian -nta, Livvi -ndu and Veps -nd, as well as to Estonian -nd, possibly borrowed from Finnish.
Suffix
-nta (front vowel harmony variant -ntä, linguistic notation -ntA)
- Forms nouns that describe an action.
- toimia (“to act”) + -nta → toiminta (“action”)
- ampua (“to shoot”) + -nta → ammunta (“shooting”)
- lääkitä (“to medicate”) + -nta → lääkintä (“medication”)
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
| Inflection of -nta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation) |
| nominative |
-nta |
-nnat |
| genitive |
-nnan |
-ntojen |
| partitive |
-ntaa |
-ntoja |
| illative |
-ntaan |
-ntoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-nta |
-nnat |
| accusative |
nom. |
-nta |
-nnat |
| gen. |
-nnan |
| genitive |
-nnan |
-ntojen
-ntain rare |
| partitive |
-ntaa |
-ntoja |
| inessive |
-nnassa |
-nnoissa |
| elative |
-nnasta |
-nnoista |
| illative |
-ntaan |
-ntoihin |
| adessive |
-nnalla |
-nnoilla |
| ablative |
-nnalta |
-nnoilta |
| allative |
-nnalle |
-nnoille |
| essive |
-ntana |
-ntoina |
| translative |
-nnaksi |
-nnoiksi |
| abessive |
-nnatta |
-nnoitta |
| instructive |
— |
-nnoin |
| comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
| first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntani |
-ntani |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntani |
-ntani |
| gen. |
-ntani |
| genitive |
-ntani |
-ntojeni
-ntaini rare |
| partitive |
-ntaani |
-ntojani |
| inessive |
-nnassani |
-nnoissani |
| elative |
-nnastani |
-nnoistani |
| illative |
-ntaani |
-ntoihini |
| adessive |
-nnallani |
-nnoillani |
| ablative |
-nnaltani |
-nnoiltani |
| allative |
-nnalleni |
-nnoilleni |
| essive |
-ntanani |
-ntoinani |
| translative |
-nnakseni |
-nnoikseni |
| abessive |
-nnattani |
-nnoittani |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoineni |
| second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntasi |
-ntasi |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntasi |
-ntasi |
| gen. |
-ntasi |
| genitive |
-ntasi |
-ntojesi
-ntaisi rare |
| partitive |
-ntaasi |
-ntojasi |
| inessive |
-nnassasi |
-nnoissasi |
| elative |
-nnastasi |
-nnoistasi |
| illative |
-ntaasi |
-ntoihisi |
| adessive |
-nnallasi |
-nnoillasi |
| ablative |
-nnaltasi |
-nnoiltasi |
| allative |
-nnallesi |
-nnoillesi |
| essive |
-ntanasi |
-ntoinasi |
| translative |
-nnaksesi |
-nnoiksesi |
| abessive |
-nnattasi |
-nnoittasi |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoinesi |
| first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntamme |
-ntamme |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntamme |
-ntamme |
| gen. |
-ntamme |
| genitive |
-ntamme |
-ntojemme
-ntaimme rare |
| partitive |
-ntaamme |
-ntojamme |
| inessive |
-nnassamme |
-nnoissamme |
| elative |
-nnastamme |
-nnoistamme |
| illative |
-ntaamme |
-ntoihimme |
| adessive |
-nnallamme |
-nnoillamme |
| ablative |
-nnaltamme |
-nnoiltamme |
| allative |
-nnallemme |
-nnoillemme |
| essive |
-ntanamme |
-ntoinamme |
| translative |
-nnaksemme |
-nnoiksemme |
| abessive |
-nnattamme |
-nnoittamme |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoinemme |
| second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntanne |
-ntanne |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntanne |
-ntanne |
| gen. |
-ntanne |
| genitive |
-ntanne |
-ntojenne
-ntainne rare |
| partitive |
-ntaanne |
-ntojanne |
| inessive |
-nnassanne |
-nnoissanne |
| elative |
-nnastanne |
-nnoistanne |
| illative |
-ntaanne |
-ntoihinne |
| adessive |
-nnallanne |
-nnoillanne |
| ablative |
-nnaltanne |
-nnoiltanne |
| allative |
-nnallenne |
-nnoillenne |
| essive |
-ntananne |
-ntoinanne |
| translative |
-nnaksenne |
-nnoiksenne |
| abessive |
-nnattanne |
-nnoittanne |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoinenne |
| third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntansa |
-ntansa |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntansa |
-ntansa |
| gen. |
-ntansa |
| genitive |
-ntansa |
-ntojensa
-ntainsa rare |
| partitive |
-ntaansa |
-ntojaan
-ntojansa |
| inessive |
-nnassaan
-nnassansa |
-nnoissaan
-nnoissansa |
| elative |
-nnastaan
-nnastansa |
-nnoistaan
-nnoistansa |
| illative |
-ntaansa |
-ntoihinsa |
| adessive |
-nnallaan
-nnallansa |
-nnoillaan
-nnoillansa |
| ablative |
-nnaltaan
-nnaltansa |
-nnoiltaan
-nnoiltansa |
| allative |
-nnalleen
-nnallensa |
-nnoilleen
-nnoillensa |
| essive |
-ntanaan
-ntanansa |
-ntoinaan
-ntoinansa |
| translative |
-nnakseen
-nnaksensa |
-nnoikseen
-nnoiksensa |
| abessive |
-nnattaan
-nnattansa |
-nnoittaan
-nnoittansa |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoineen
-ntoinensa |
|
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *-nta, equal to -na (essive suffix) + -ta (partitive suffix, from Uralic ablative). Cognate with Estonian -nt and Ingrian -nt.
Suffix
-nta (front vowel harmony variant -ntä, linguistic notation -ntA) (dialectal, nonstandard)
- Forms the exessive case.
- erota presidentintä ― to resign from being a president
Usage notes
- The exessive case is not part of the standard language and is only found in dialects.
- The suffix is appended to the same stem as the ablative suffix.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Finnic *-nta.
Suffix
-nta (front vowel harmony variant -ntä, linguistic notation -ntA) (rare)
- (no longer productive) Forms certain nouns, mainly for people.
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
| Inflection of -nta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation) |
| nominative |
-nta |
-nnat |
| genitive |
-nnan |
-ntojen |
| partitive |
-ntaa |
-ntoja |
| illative |
-ntaan |
-ntoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-nta |
-nnat |
| accusative |
nom. |
-nta |
-nnat |
| gen. |
-nnan |
| genitive |
-nnan |
-ntojen
-ntain rare |
| partitive |
-ntaa |
-ntoja |
| inessive |
-nnassa |
-nnoissa |
| elative |
-nnasta |
-nnoista |
| illative |
-ntaan |
-ntoihin |
| adessive |
-nnalla |
-nnoilla |
| ablative |
-nnalta |
-nnoilta |
| allative |
-nnalle |
-nnoille |
| essive |
-ntana |
-ntoina |
| translative |
-nnaksi |
-nnoiksi |
| abessive |
-nnatta |
-nnoitta |
| instructive |
— |
-nnoin |
| comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
| first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntani |
-ntani |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntani |
-ntani |
| gen. |
-ntani |
| genitive |
-ntani |
-ntojeni
-ntaini rare |
| partitive |
-ntaani |
-ntojani |
| inessive |
-nnassani |
-nnoissani |
| elative |
-nnastani |
-nnoistani |
| illative |
-ntaani |
-ntoihini |
| adessive |
-nnallani |
-nnoillani |
| ablative |
-nnaltani |
-nnoiltani |
| allative |
-nnalleni |
-nnoilleni |
| essive |
-ntanani |
-ntoinani |
| translative |
-nnakseni |
-nnoikseni |
| abessive |
-nnattani |
-nnoittani |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoineni |
| second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntasi |
-ntasi |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntasi |
-ntasi |
| gen. |
-ntasi |
| genitive |
-ntasi |
-ntojesi
-ntaisi rare |
| partitive |
-ntaasi |
-ntojasi |
| inessive |
-nnassasi |
-nnoissasi |
| elative |
-nnastasi |
-nnoistasi |
| illative |
-ntaasi |
-ntoihisi |
| adessive |
-nnallasi |
-nnoillasi |
| ablative |
-nnaltasi |
-nnoiltasi |
| allative |
-nnallesi |
-nnoillesi |
| essive |
-ntanasi |
-ntoinasi |
| translative |
-nnaksesi |
-nnoiksesi |
| abessive |
-nnattasi |
-nnoittasi |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoinesi |
| first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntamme |
-ntamme |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntamme |
-ntamme |
| gen. |
-ntamme |
| genitive |
-ntamme |
-ntojemme
-ntaimme rare |
| partitive |
-ntaamme |
-ntojamme |
| inessive |
-nnassamme |
-nnoissamme |
| elative |
-nnastamme |
-nnoistamme |
| illative |
-ntaamme |
-ntoihimme |
| adessive |
-nnallamme |
-nnoillamme |
| ablative |
-nnaltamme |
-nnoiltamme |
| allative |
-nnallemme |
-nnoillemme |
| essive |
-ntanamme |
-ntoinamme |
| translative |
-nnaksemme |
-nnoiksemme |
| abessive |
-nnattamme |
-nnoittamme |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoinemme |
| second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntanne |
-ntanne |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntanne |
-ntanne |
| gen. |
-ntanne |
| genitive |
-ntanne |
-ntojenne
-ntainne rare |
| partitive |
-ntaanne |
-ntojanne |
| inessive |
-nnassanne |
-nnoissanne |
| elative |
-nnastanne |
-nnoistanne |
| illative |
-ntaanne |
-ntoihinne |
| adessive |
-nnallanne |
-nnoillanne |
| ablative |
-nnaltanne |
-nnoiltanne |
| allative |
-nnallenne |
-nnoillenne |
| essive |
-ntananne |
-ntoinanne |
| translative |
-nnaksenne |
-nnoiksenne |
| abessive |
-nnattanne |
-nnoittanne |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoinenne |
| third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
-ntansa |
-ntansa |
| accusative |
nom. |
-ntansa |
-ntansa |
| gen. |
-ntansa |
| genitive |
-ntansa |
-ntojensa
-ntainsa rare |
| partitive |
-ntaansa |
-ntojaan
-ntojansa |
| inessive |
-nnassaan
-nnassansa |
-nnoissaan
-nnoissansa |
| elative |
-nnastaan
-nnastansa |
-nnoistaan
-nnoistansa |
| illative |
-ntaansa |
-ntoihinsa |
| adessive |
-nnallaan
-nnallansa |
-nnoillaan
-nnoillansa |
| ablative |
-nnaltaan
-nnaltansa |
-nnoiltaan
-nnoiltansa |
| allative |
-nnalleen
-nnallensa |
-nnoilleen
-nnoillensa |
| essive |
-ntanaan
-ntanansa |
-ntoinaan
-ntoinansa |
| translative |
-nnakseen
-nnaksensa |
-nnoikseen
-nnoiksensa |
| abessive |
-nnattaan
-nnattansa |
-nnoittaan
-nnoittansa |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | -ntoineen
-ntoinensa |
|
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