-ntua

Finnish

Etymology

From the essive suffix -na + -tua. The suffix can also be interpreted as -ntaa + -ua, but the three core elements are still the same: essive -na, causative -ta(a) and passive -ua. Traditionally a western dialectal form; eastern dialects preferred -utua.

Suffix

-ntua (front vowel harmony variant -ntyä)

  1. Forms reflexive or inchoative intransitive verbs.

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