-tella

tella Tella -tellä Finnish Etymology fi -ttaa ella; the first suffix was adapted by analogy from the causative meaning, taking to "to refer to as" as well as probably later "to act like", while the -ella is a frequentative suffix. The analogy may have also taken place only after the use of -tella in its literal (causative-frequentative) sense for some verbs. Suffix verb tellä ttele Forms verbs for calling someone by a name or a label. fi neiti miss -tellä neiditellä to call someone "miss" Forms verbs that describe act of pretending to be something. fi hurskas pious hurskastella to be hypocritical Usage notes Often added to the plural stem of the base noun. Conjugation When attached to a vowel stem: - t tt el a With consonant stems, the gradation pattern may be different, e.g. no gradation when the ending becomes fi -stella.