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-isa
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Appendix:Variations of "isa"
Finnish
Etymology
From fi urj-fin-pro *-isa, possibly from fi urj-pro -. Related to et -s (such as in et jõudus (gen. jõudsa) ~ fi joutuisa), izh -isa, vot -zõ.
Suffix
adjective isä
A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs.
fi kaiku echo kaikuisa reverberant
fi myrsky storm -isä myrskyisä stormy
Declension
adj -is a
Synonyms
fi -kas
Derived terms
fi
fi -iso
Further reading
Anagrams
fi ais -ias ais sai
Ingrian
Etymology
From izh urj-fin-pro *-isa. Cognates include fi -isa and et -s.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-isä
Used to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun.
izh maku taste makuisa tasty
Used to form adjectives denoting having undergone the action of the suffixed verb.
izh kuulua to be heard kuuluisa famous
Declension
s s sa
Derived terms
izh
See also
izh -kas
Kongo
Etymology
From kg bnt-pro *-ícia.
Suffix
kg suffix
Form causative verbs
Phuthi
Etymology
From bnt-phu bnt-pro *-ícia.
Suffix
bnt-phu suffix verb-forming suffixes
Forms causative verbs.
Usage notes
The variant form bnt-phu -îsa is used with stems containing superclose vowels.
Derived terms
bnt-phu
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From nr bnt-pro *-ícia.
Suffix
nr suffix verb-forming suffixes
Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
nr
Swazi
Etymology
From ss bnt-pro *-ícia.
Suffix
ss suffix verb-forming suffixes
Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
ss
Xhosa
Etymology
From xh bnt-pro *-ícia.
Suffix
xh suffix verb-forming suffixes
Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
xh
Zulu
Etymology
zu :inh bnt-pro:*-ícia
From zu bnt-pro *-ícia.
Suffix
zu suffix verb-forming suffixes
Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
zu
References