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Appendix:Variations of "ra"
Basque
Alternative forms
eu -era after consonants
Pronunciation
ra<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas--ra.wav><hyph:-ra>
Suffix
eu suffix inflectional suffixes
Allative singular suffix.
eu ibai river ibaira to the river
eu vnoun in order to
Declension
Derived terms
eu
References
334
Chungli Ao
Suffix
njo-jgl suffix
Conditional marker on verbs: if
njo-jgl -rabang
Further reading
53
24-25
Darumbal
Suffix
xgm suffix inflectional suffixes
Used to form the locative form of nouns ending in ⟨l⟩
References
en 2002 Angela Terrill Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia Canberra Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies Pacific Linguistics 525 0858834626 https://archive.org/details/terrill-dharumbal/ 32.
Finnish
Alternative forms
fi -r
Etymology
From fi urj-fin-pro *-ra, from fi fiu-pro.
Pronunciation
Suffix
noun adjective rä
Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal stems.
Derived terms
fi
fi -ero -re -roida
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
fr -ra
Suffix
fr suffix form
fr -re 3 s futr
Garo
Suffix
grt suffix
used to make suggestions
grt Iara? What about this?
Hungarian
Pronunciation
hu Hu--ra.ogg
hu ɒ 1
hu -ra
Suffix
hu suffix -ra/-re sublative case suffix case suffixes
hu of place onto, on
hu asztal table → hu Tedd az asztalra. Put it on the table.
hu of time for, by
hu pillanat moment → hu egy pillanatra for a moment
hu szerda Wednesday → hu Kész lesz szerdára? Will it be ready by Wednesday?
Usage notes
See also
hu rá
:Category:Hungarian terms taking -ra/-re
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Irish
Alternative forms
ga -radh obsolete
Etymology
From ga sga -rad.
Suffix
n m
Collective suffix, attached to nouns or adjectives, used to form nouns: -ry, -y
ga milseog dessert milseogra confectionery
ga glas green glasra vegetable; originally “greenery
Declension
- ra raí
Derived terms
ga
Japanese
Romanization
ら
Mayo
Suffix
mfy suffix
Suffix forming adjectives from nouns. mfy Or are they nouns?
mfy cobba head cóbaꞌara big-headed
Derived terms
mfy
References
203
Murui Huitoto
Etymology
From huu raa thing.
Pronunciation
huu -ra
Classifier
huu classifier
Classifier for inanimate objects.
Derived terms
huu
References
208
83
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
nn -re
Etymology
From nn non -ra iterative verb suffix.
Pronunciation
nn /ɾɑ/ /ʁɑ/
Suffix
nn suffix
nn no longer productive Used to form iterative verbs from other verbs
nn blaka<t:to flutter> blakra<t:to flutter strongly or uneasily>
nn pista<t:to squeak> pistra<t:to squeak (repeatedly)>
nn gnu<t:to rub> gnura<t:to scrub>
Derived terms
nn
See also
nn -ja causative verb suffix
nn -na inchoative verb suffix
nn -sa intensifying verb suffix
nn -la diminutive and iterative verb suffix
nn -ta deadverbial verb suffix
nn -ka causative, inchoative and iterative verb suffix
nn -ga transitivising verb suffix
References
%ra
nn verb-forming suffixes
Old English
Pronunciation
-ra
ang -ra
Etymology 1
ang comparative :inh gmw-pro:*-iʀō gmw-pro:*-ōʀō<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-ōzô>>
From ang gmw-pro *-iʀō, gmw-pro *-ōʀō, from ang gem-pro *-izô or ang gem-pro *-ōzô
Suffix
ang suf
forms the comparative degree of adjectives
ang strang<t:strong> strengra<t:stronger>
Declension
-ra
Descendants
enm -ere comparative
Etymology 2
Suffix
ang suf
forms the genitive plural of adjectives
ang strang<t:strong> strangra<t:of the strong (ones)>
Slovak
sk
Pronunciation
Suffix
sk suffix f
nominal suffix
Usage notes
This suffix is only used for one word: sk kostra, hence the genitive plural form sk -or, the dative plural form sk -ram and the locative plural form sk -rach are hypothetical.
Declension
-ra -ry -re -ru -re -rou -ry -ier, -or -rám, -ram -ry -rách, -rach -rami
Derived terms
sk
Spanish
Etymology
es :inh la:-eram + 1
Pronunciation
hra<hyph:-ra><rhyme:->
Suffix
es suffix
first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive