-mine

See also: mine, Mine, and miné

Estonian

Related to -ne and -line.

-mine (genitive -mise, partitive -mist, comparative -misem, superlative kõige -misem)

derives adjectives from nouns or prefixes
1. sise- (“inside, in”) → sisemine (“intrinsic”)
2. pea (“head”) → peamine (“primary”)
3. ala- (“down, under”) → alumine (“bottom, nethermost, under”)

Inflection of -mine (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)

Estonian terms suffixed with -mine

-mine (genitive -mise, partitive -mist)

forms verbal nouns from verbs, generally corresponding to the English gerund suffix -ing.
1. sööma (“to eat”) → söömine (“eating”)
2. esinema (“to perform”) → esinemine (“performance, performing”)

Inflection of -mine (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)

-mine

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