-tto

Finnish

Etymology

-tta +‎ -o

Suffix

-tto (front vowel harmony variant -ttö)

  1. (rare) Forms some nouns, chiefly for places.

Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -tto

Saho

Alternative forms
  • (Southern Saho) -yto

Etymology

Related to Afar -ytu, -ytó.

Pronunciation
  • (masculine) IPA(key): /-tːo/
  • (feminine) IPA(key): /-tˈto/

Suffix

-tto

  1. (Northern Saho) Used to form singulative nouns from their collective counterparts.

Usage notes
  • If both a masculine and feminine singulatives of the collective noun exist, the feminine form -ttö is used to distinguish it from the masculine.

Declension

(masculine)

Declension of -tto
absolutive -tto
subjective -tti
genitive -tti

(feminine)

Declension of -tto
absolutive -tto
subjective -tto
genitive -tton

Derived terms
Saho terms suffixed with -tto

References
  • Giorgio Banti; Moreno Vergari (2005), “A sketch of Saho Grammar”, in Journal of Eritrean Studies, issue 1-2, pages 100-131
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