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-uma

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-udak, from Proto-Uralic *-w-. Cognate with Finnish -ua.

Verb

-uma (da-infinitive -uda)

  1. Derives various verbs.

Inflection

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Finnish

Etymology

Either from -ua + -ma or extracted from such instances. In some cases, also a contraction of -utuma, from -utua + -ma.

Suffix

-uma (front vowel harmony variant -ymä, linguistic notation -UmA)

  1. Variant of -ma; forms passive action/result nouns from verbs and sometimes nouns.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Gothic

Romanization

-uma

  1. romanization of -𐌿𐌼𐌰

Old English

Alternative forms

  • -ema, -ma
  • -mest (when combined with additional superlative endings)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-umô.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-uma

  1. used to form the superlative of Old English adjectives
    medumamidway in size, midmost
    hindemahindmost, last
    formafirst, earliest
  2. used in combination with other superlative endings
    furmestaforemost
    æftemestaftermost
    ēastemesteasternmost

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: -most (from -mest)
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