-lta

See also: LTA and -ltä

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-lta, from *-l(l)- (external locative infix; see -lle) + *-ta (ablative/separative case suffix). Compare -лдо (-ldo) in Erzya васолдо (vasoldo, “from afar”).

Suffix

-lta (front vowel harmony variant -ltä, linguistic notation -ltA)

  1. forms the ablative case

Usage notes
  • See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the ablative case is used.

Derived terms
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