-ra

See also: ra, Ra, RA, , , , rá-, and Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɒ]
  • (file)

Suffix

-ra

  1. (case suffix) onto, on. Used to form the sublative case.
    asztal (table)tedd az asztalra - put it on the table

Usage notes

  • (case suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -ra is added to back vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
    pad (bench)Leültem egy padra. - I sat down on a bench.
    alma (apple)Allergiás vagyok az almára. - I am allergic to apples.
    -re is added to front vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
    szék (chair)Leültem egy székre. - I sat down on a chair.
    béke (peace)Mindenki békére vágyik. - Everyone longs for peace.

See also

  • Category:Hungarian words taking -ra/-re
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -rad.

Suffix

-ra m

  1. Collective suffix, attached to nouns or adjectives, used to form nouns: -ry, -y
    milseog (dessert) + -ramilseogra (confectionery)
    glas (green) + -raglasra (vegetable; originally “greenery)

Declension

Derived terms

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Japanese

Romanization

-ra

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Mayo

Suffix

-ra

  1. Suffix forming adjectives from nouns.
    cobba (head) + -racóbaꞌara (big-headed)

Derived terms

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References

  • Collard, Howard; Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6) (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 203

Slovak

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ra f

  1. Nominal suffix.

Usage notes

This suffix is only used for one word: kostra, hence the genitive plural form -or, the dative plural form -ram and the locative plural form -rach are hypothetical.

Declension

Derived terms

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