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-v

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See also: Appendix: Variations of "v"

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-va, from Proto-Uralic *-ŋa.

Suffix

-v (genitive -va, partitive -vat, comparative -vam, superlative kõige -vam)

  1. creates adjectives from nouns
    ‎veri (“blood”) + ‎-v → ‎verev (“(blood-)red”)
Inflection
More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-pa, cognate to Finnish -va.

Suffix

-v (genitive -va, partitive -vat)

  1. Forms the present active participle of a verb, which is normally used like an adjective.
    kirjutama "to write" → kirjutav tüdruk "the/a girl who is writing"
    võistlema "to compete" → võistlev mees "the/a man who is competing"
Inflection
More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...
Derived terms
Estonian terms suffixed with -v
huvitav
igav
inspireeriv
jaatav
loov
nimetav
pädev
vastav
üllatav
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Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-va, from Proto-Uralic *-ŋa.

Suffix

-v

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession or abundance of something.

Inflection

More information Inflection of (inflection type 6/kuva), nominative sing. ...

Derived terms

Veps terms suffixed with -v
ülev
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