-nna
Estonian
Etymology
From German -in. Introduced by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald.
Suffix
-nna (genitive -nna, partitive -nnat)
- Forms feminine agent or occupational nouns
- eestlane "Estonian (person)" → eestlanna "female Estonian"
- laulja "singer" → lauljanna "female singer"
- kuningas "king" → kuninganna "queen"
Declension
Inflection of -nna (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -nna | -nnad |
| accusative | -nna | -nnad |
| genitive | -nna | -nnade |
| partitive | -nnat | -nnasid |
| illative | -nna -nnasse |
-nnadesse |
| inessive | -nnas | -nnades |
| elative | -nnast | -nnadest |
| allative | -nnale | -nnadele |
| adessive | -nnal | -nnadel |
| ablative | -nnalt | -nnadelt |
| translative | -nnaks | -nnadeks |
| terminative | -nnani | -nnadeni |
| essive | -nnana | -nnadena |
| abessive | -nnata | -nnadeta |
| comitative | -nnaga | -nnadega |
Synonyms
- -tar (in some cases)
Derived terms
Estonian terms suffixed with -nna
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