-istaa

-istää Finnish Etymology Formally fi -inen -ise- taa, i.e. extracted from verbs originally formed by the suffix fi -taa from adjectives ending in fi -inen -inen : -ise- (or other nouns ending in s). This reanalysis has likely been further supported by verbs such as fi altistaa, fi kaunistaa, fi tiivistää, fi valmistaa, all fi -taa verbs derived from adjectives which show fi -is even in the nominative. Suffix verb istää ista Forms verbs meaning "to make (into)", predominantly from adjectives; -ize/-ise fi vahva strong vahvistaa to strengthen fi tosi real todistaa to verify Forms verbs referring to applying a tool onto or to equipping something. fi kone machine koneistaa to machine fi tietokone computer tietokoneistaa to computerize Usage notes After labial vowels, the fi -i- is frequently omitted: see fi -staa -istaa. Conjugation -ist a Derived terms fi References Anagrams fi aaist -aista aasit aisat aista asiat astia saati saita Ingrian Etymology Re-extracted form of izh -taa after nominals ending in -in. Akin to fi -istaa. Pronunciation Suffix -istää Used to form inchoative verbs: -ise izh vari hot varistaa heat up Usage notes After labial vowels (-o, -ö, -u, -y), an alternative form izh -staa -istaa is more frequently used. Conjugation st ss Derived terms izh