-vat

See also: vat, VAT, vát, vât, våt, vật, and -vät

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-bat.

Suffix

-vat

  1. (personal) Forms the third-person plural of verbs.
Usage notes
  • Suffixed to the same stem that the first person singular has both in the present and the past tense, and in all moods.
  • Colloquially, the third-person singular is sometimes used instead of the plural.
Synonyms
  • -t (dialectal; only in imperfective and conditional)

Suffix

-vat

  1. nominative/accusative plural of -va
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