Suffix
-ea (front vowel harmony variant -eä, linguistic notation -eA)
- A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs.
- kalpa- + -ea → kalpea (“pale”)
- pyörä (“wheel”) + -ea → pyöreä (“round”)
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of -ea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) |
nominative |
-ea |
-eat |
genitive |
-ean |
-eiden -eitten |
partitive |
-eaa -eata |
-eita |
illative |
-eaan |
-eisiin -eihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
-ea |
-eat |
accusative |
nom. |
-ea |
-eat |
gen. |
-ean |
genitive |
-ean |
-eiden -eitten -eain rare |
partitive |
-eaa -eata |
-eita |
inessive |
-eassa |
-eissa |
elative |
-easta |
-eista |
illative |
-eaan |
-eisiin -eihin |
adessive |
-ealla |
-eilla |
ablative |
-ealta |
-eilta |
allative |
-ealle |
-eille |
essive |
-eana |
-eina |
translative |
-eaksi |
-eiksi |
abessive |
-eatta |
-eitta |
instructive |
— |
-ein |
comitative |
— | -eine |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. |
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
-eani |
-eani |
accusative |
nom. |
-eani |
-eani |
gen. |
-eani |
genitive |
-eani |
-eideni -eitteni -eaini rare |
partitive |
-eaani -eatani |
-eitani |
inessive |
-eassani |
-eissani |
elative |
-eastani |
-eistani |
illative |
-eaani |
-eisiini -eihini |
adessive |
-eallani |
-eillani |
ablative |
-ealtani |
-eiltani |
allative |
-ealleni |
-eilleni |
essive |
-eanani |
-einani |
translative |
-eakseni |
-eikseni |
abessive |
-eattani |
-eittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | -eineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
-easi |
-easi |
accusative |
nom. |
-easi |
-easi |
gen. |
-easi |
genitive |
-easi |
-eidesi -eittesi -eaisi rare |
partitive |
-eaasi -eatasi |
-eitasi |
inessive |
-eassasi |
-eissasi |
elative |
-eastasi |
-eistasi |
illative |
-eaasi |
-eisiisi -eihisi |
adessive |
-eallasi |
-eillasi |
ablative |
-ealtasi |
-eiltasi |
allative |
-eallesi |
-eillesi |
essive |
-eanasi |
-einasi |
translative |
-eaksesi |
-eiksesi |
abessive |
-eattasi |
-eittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | -einesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
-eamme |
-eamme |
accusative |
nom. |
-eamme |
-eamme |
gen. |
-eamme |
genitive |
-eamme |
-eidemme -eittemme -eaimme rare |
partitive |
-eaamme -eatamme |
-eitamme |
inessive |
-eassamme |
-eissamme |
elative |
-eastamme |
-eistamme |
illative |
-eaamme |
-eisiimme -eihimme |
adessive |
-eallamme |
-eillamme |
ablative |
-ealtamme |
-eiltamme |
allative |
-eallemme |
-eillemme |
essive |
-eanamme |
-einamme |
translative |
-eaksemme |
-eiksemme |
abessive |
-eattamme |
-eittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | -einemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
-eanne |
-eanne |
accusative |
nom. |
-eanne |
-eanne |
gen. |
-eanne |
genitive |
-eanne |
-eidenne -eittenne -eainne rare |
partitive |
-eaanne -eatanne |
-eitanne |
inessive |
-eassanne |
-eissanne |
elative |
-eastanne |
-eistanne |
illative |
-eaanne |
-eisiinne -eihinne |
adessive |
-eallanne |
-eillanne |
ablative |
-ealtanne |
-eiltanne |
allative |
-eallenne |
-eillenne |
essive |
-eananne |
-einanne |
translative |
-eaksenne |
-eiksenne |
abessive |
-eattanne |
-eittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | -einenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
-eansa |
-eansa |
accusative |
nom. |
-eansa |
-eansa |
gen. |
-eansa |
genitive |
-eansa |
-eidensa -eittensa -eainsa rare |
partitive |
-eataan -eaansa -eatansa |
-eitaan -eitansa |
inessive |
-eassaan -eassansa |
-eissaan -eissansa |
elative |
-eastaan -eastansa |
-eistaan -eistansa |
illative |
-eaansa |
-eisiinsa -eihinsa |
adessive |
-eallaan -eallansa |
-eillaan -eillansa |
ablative |
-ealtaan -ealtansa |
-eiltaan -eiltansa |
allative |
-ealleen -eallensa |
-eilleen -eillensa |
essive |
-eanaan -eanansa |
-einaan -einansa |
translative |
-eakseen -eaksensa |
-eikseen -eiksensa |
abessive |
-eattaan -eattansa |
-eittaan -eittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | -eineen -einensa |
|
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- -ee (mainly Tavastian and Savonian)
- -ia (mainly Ostrobothnian, Peräpohja and southeastern)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin -ēre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of second conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.
Suffix
-ea
- A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.
Conjugation
More information infinitive, gerund ...
infinitive |
a -ea |
gerund |
-ând |
past participle |
-ut |
number |
singular |
plural |
person |
1st person |
2nd person |
3rd person |
1st person |
2nd person |
3rd person |
indicative |
|
eu |
tu |
el/ea |
noi |
voi |
ei/ele |
present |
- |
-i |
-e |
-em |
-eți |
- |
imperfect |
-eam |
-eai |
-ea |
-eam |
-eați |
-eau |
simple perfect |
-ui |
-uși |
-u |
-urăm |
-urăți |
-ură |
pluperfect |
-usem |
-useși |
-use |
-userăm |
-userăți |
-useră |
subjunctive |
|
eu |
tu |
el/ea |
noi |
voi |
ei/ele |
present |
să - |
să -i |
să -ă |
să -em |
să -eți |
să -ă |
imperative |
|
— |
tu |
— |
— |
voi |
— |
affirmative |
|
-e |
|
|
-eți |
|
negative |
|
nu -ea |
|
|
nu -eți |
|
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin -ella.
Suffix
-ea f (plural -ele, masculine -el, masculine plural -ei)
- Used to form the feminine diminutive of a word
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
|
singular |
plural |
|
+ indefinite article |
+ definite article |
+ indefinite article |
+ definite article |
nominative/accusative |
(o) -ea |
-eaua |
(niște) -ele |
-elele |
genitive/dative |
(unei) -ele |
-elei |
(unor) -ele |
-elelor |
vocative |
-ea |
-elelor |
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈea/ [ˈe.a]
- Rhymes: -ea
- Syllabification: -e‧a
Suffix
-ea (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)
- female equivalent of -eo