-maton

See also: maton, matón, matön, -mätön, and Maton

Finnish

Etymology

-ma + -ton

Suffix

-maton (front vowel harmony variant -mätön, linguistic notation -mAtOn)

  1. Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of an action from intransitive verbs; un- ~ -ed
    olla (to be) + -matonolematon (nonexistent)
  2. Forms negative adjectives indicating lack of action upon the object from transitive verbs; un- ~ -ed
    jakaa (to divide) + -matonjakamaton (undivided)
    syödä (to eat) + -matonsyömätön (uneaten)
  3. Forms negative adjectives indicating incapability from transitive verbs; in- ~ -able, un- ~ -able
    kieltää (to deny) + -matonkieltämätön (undeniable)
    lukea (to count) + -matonlukematon (innumerable)

Usage notes

The corresponding positive adjectives are formed with multiple different suffixes. Sense 1 corresponds to adjectival use of active participles formed with -va, -nut, sense 2 to passive participles formed with -ttu, sense 3 to passive participles formed with -ttava.

Declension

Inflection of -maton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative -maton -mattomat
genitive -mattoman -mattomien
partitive -matonta -mattomia
illative -mattomaan -mattomiin
singular plural
nominative -maton -mattomat
accusative nom. -maton -mattomat
gen. -mattoman
genitive -mattoman -mattomien
-matontenrare
partitive -matonta -mattomia
inessive -mattomassa -mattomissa
elative -mattomasta -mattomista
illative -mattomaan -mattomiin
adessive -mattomalla -mattomilla
ablative -mattomalta -mattomilta
allative -mattomalle -mattomille
essive -mattomana -mattomina
translative -mattomaksi -mattomiksi
abessive -mattomatta -mattomitta
instructive -mattomin
comitative -mattomine
Possessive forms of -maton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -mattomani -mattomani
accusative nom. -mattomani -mattomani
gen. -mattomani
genitive -mattomani -mattomieni
-matontenirare
partitive -matontani -mattomiani
inessive -mattomassani -mattomissani
elative -mattomastani -mattomistani
illative -mattomaani -mattomiini
adessive -mattomallani -mattomillani
ablative -mattomaltani -mattomiltani
allative -mattomalleni -mattomilleni
essive -mattomanani -mattominani
translative -mattomakseni -mattomikseni
abessive -mattomattani -mattomittani
instructive
comitative -mattomineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -mattomasi -mattomasi
accusative nom. -mattomasi -mattomasi
gen. -mattomasi
genitive -mattomasi -mattomiesi
-matontesirare
partitive -matontasi -mattomiasi
inessive -mattomassasi -mattomissasi
elative -mattomastasi -mattomistasi
illative -mattomaasi -mattomiisi
adessive -mattomallasi -mattomillasi
ablative -mattomaltasi -mattomiltasi
allative -mattomallesi -mattomillesi
essive -mattomanasi -mattominasi
translative -mattomaksesi -mattomiksesi
abessive -mattomattasi -mattomittasi
instructive
comitative -mattominesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -mattomamme -mattomamme
accusative nom. -mattomamme -mattomamme
gen. -mattomamme
genitive -mattomamme -mattomiemme
-matontemmerare
partitive -matontamme -mattomiamme
inessive -mattomassamme -mattomissamme
elative -mattomastamme -mattomistamme
illative -mattomaamme -mattomiimme
adessive -mattomallamme -mattomillamme
ablative -mattomaltamme -mattomiltamme
allative -mattomallemme -mattomillemme
essive -mattomanamme -mattominamme
translative -mattomaksemme -mattomiksemme
abessive -mattomattamme -mattomittamme
instructive
comitative -mattominemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -mattomanne -mattomanne
accusative nom. -mattomanne -mattomanne
gen. -mattomanne
genitive -mattomanne -mattomienne
-matontennerare
partitive -matontanne -mattomianne
inessive -mattomassanne -mattomissanne
elative -mattomastanne -mattomistanne
illative -mattomaanne -mattomiinne
adessive -mattomallanne -mattomillanne
ablative -mattomaltanne -mattomiltanne
allative -mattomallenne -mattomillenne
essive -mattomananne -mattominanne
translative -mattomaksenne -mattomiksenne
abessive -mattomattanne -mattomittanne
instructive
comitative -mattominenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -mattomansa -mattomansa
accusative nom. -mattomansa -mattomansa
gen. -mattomansa
genitive -mattomansa -mattomiensa
-matontensarare
partitive -matontaan
-matontansa
-mattomiaan
-mattomiansa
inessive -mattomassaan
-mattomassansa
-mattomissaan
-mattomissansa
elative -mattomastaan
-mattomastansa
-mattomistaan
-mattomistansa
illative -mattomaansa -mattomiinsa
adessive -mattomallaan
-mattomallansa
-mattomillaan
-mattomillansa
ablative -mattomaltaan
-mattomaltansa
-mattomiltaan
-mattomiltansa
allative -mattomalleen
-mattomallensa
-mattomilleen
-mattomillensa
essive -mattomanaan
-mattomanansa
-mattominaan
-mattominansa
translative -mattomakseen
-mattomaksensa
-mattomikseen
-mattomiksensa
abessive -mattomattaan
-mattomattansa
-mattomittaan
-mattomittansa
instructive
comitative -mattomineen
-mattominensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -maton

References

  • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

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