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-staa

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See also: staa, Staa, stå, and -stää

Finnish

Etymology 1

    Extracted from the verbs pyydystää (to capture) and saalistaa (to prey), both originally formed by the suffix -taa/-tää from the nouns pyydys and saalis.

    Suffix

    -staa (front vowel harmony variant -stää, stem -sta-, linguistic notation -stA- or -stAA)

    1. Forms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or catching animals or picking plants.
      kala (fish) + -staakalastaa (to fish)
      rapu (crab) + -staaravustaa (to catch crabs)
      metsä (forest) + -staametsästää (to hunt)
      marja (berry) + -staamarjastaa (to pick berries)
    Conjugation
    More information indicative mood, present tense ...
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      See -istaa.

      Suffix

      -staa (front vowel harmony variant -stää, stem -sta-, linguistic notation -stA- or -stAA)

      1. Allomorph of -istaa, particularly used after labial vowels.
        into (zeal) + -staainnostaa (to inspire)
        apu (help) + -staaavustaa (to help)
      Conjugation
      More information indicative mood, present tense ...
      Derived terms

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      Ingrian

      Etymology 1

      Re-extracted form of -taa after nominals ending in -s. Akin to Finnish -staa.

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -staa (front vowel variant -stää)

      1. Used to form captative verbs.
        kala (fish) + -staakalastaa (to fish)
      Conjugation
      More information Conjugation of (type 2/kirjuttaa, st-ss gradation), Indikativa ...
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      From the third-person possessive form of -st (adverbialiser). Akin to Finnish -staan.

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -staa (front vowel variant -stää)

      1. Used to form adverbs, often related to time.
        äkki (abrupt) + -staaäkkistää (suddenly)
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -staa (front vowel variant -stää)

      1. alternative form of -istaa
      Conjugation
      More information Conjugation of (type 2/kirjuttaa, st-ss gradation), Indikativa ...
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -staa (front vowel variant -stää)

      1. third-person singular possessive of -st
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