-maton

maton matón matön -mätön Maton Finnish Alternative forms fi -matoin archaic or dialectal Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-mat'oin. Equivalent to fi nominal -ma ton. Suffix adjective mätön Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of an action from intransitive verbs; un- -ed fi olla to be olematon nonexistent Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of action upon the object from transitive verbs; un- -ed fi jakaa to divide jakamaton undivided fi syödä to eat -mätön syömätön uneaten Forms negative adjectives indicating incapability from transitive verbs; in- -able, un- -able fi kieltää to deny -mätön kieltämätön undeniable fi lukea to count lukematon innumerable Usage notes The corresponding positive adjectives are formed with multiple different suffixes. Sense 1 corresponds to adjectival use of active participles formed with fi -va, fi -nut, sense 2 to passive participles formed with fi -ttu, sense 3 to passive participles formed with fi -ttava. Declension adj -ma a Derived terms fi fi -mattomuus References Anagrams fi amnot manto monta