-ra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Basque

Alternative forms

  • -era (after consonants)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Suffix

-ra

  1. Allative singular suffix.
    ibai (river) + -raibaira (to the river)
  2. [+verbal noun] in order to

Declension

Basque inflectional suffixes
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive -∅ -a -ak -ok
ergative -(e)k -ak -ek
dative -(r)i -ari -ei -oi
genitive -(r)en -aren -en -on
comitative -(r)ekin -arekin -ekin -okin
causative -(r)engatik -arengatik -engatik -ongatik
benefactive -(r)entzat -arentzat -entzat -ontzat
instrumental -(e)z -az -ez -oz
inessive anim. -(r)engan -arengan -engan -ongan
inanim. -(e)tan -an -etan -otan
locative anim.
inanim. -(e)tako -(e)ko -etako -otako
allative anim. -(r)engana -arengana -engana -ongana
inanim. -(e)tara -(e)ra -etara -otara
terminative anim. -(r)enganaino -arenganaino -enganaino -onganaino
inanim. -(e)taraino -(e)raino -etaraino -otaraino
directive anim. -(r)enganantz -arenganantz -enganantz -onganantz
inanim. -(e)tarantz -(e)rantz -etarantz -otarantz
destinative anim. -(r)enganako -arenganako -enganako -onganako
inanim. -(e)tarako -(e)rako -etarako -otarako
ablative anim. -(r)engandik -arengandik -engandik -ongandik
inanim. -(e)tatik -(e)tik -etik -otik
partitive -(r)ik
prolative -tzat

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -ra

References

  • -ra” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ra, from Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?].

Suffix

-ra (front vowel harmony variant -rä, linguistic notation -rA)

  1. Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal stems.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ra

Garo

Suffix

-ra

  1. used to make suggestions
    Iara?
    What about this?

Hungarian

Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions)
edsuffixwho?what?thisthathe/she
(it)*
case v. pr.c.
nom.kimiezaző* / -∅
az / -∅
acc.-t / -ot /
-at/-et/-öt
kitmiteztaztőt* / -∅
azt / -∅
c1
c2
dat.-nak / -nekkinekminekennekannaknekineki-c
ins.-val / -velkivelmivelezzel/
evvel
azzal/
avval
velec
c-f.-értkiértmiértezértazértértec
tra.-vá / -vékivémivéezzéazzác
ter.-igmeddigeddigaddigc
e-f.-ként(kiként)(miként)ekkéntakkéntc
e-m.-ul / -ülc
ine.-ban / -benkibenmibenebbenabbanbennec
sup.-n/-on/-en/-önkinminezenazonrajta(rajta-)c
ade.-nál / -nélkinélminélennélannálnálac
ill.-ba / -bekibemibeebbeabbabelebele-c
sub.-ra / -rekiremireerrearrará-c
all.-hoz/-hez/-hözkihezmihezehhezahhozhozzáhozzá-c
el.-ból / -bőlkibőlmibőlebbőlabbólbelőlec
del.-ról / -rőlkirőlmirőlerrőlarrólrólac
abl.-tól / -tőlkitőlmitőlettőlattóltőlec
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be
construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All »

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɒ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Suffix

-ra/-re (sublative case suffix)

  1. (of place) onto, on
    asztal (table)Tedd az asztalra.Put it on the table.
  2. (of time) for, by
    pillanat (moment)egy pillanatrafor a moment
    szerda (Wednesday)Kész lesz szerdára?Will it be ready by Wednesday?

Usage notes

  • (sublative case suffix) Variants:
    -ra is added to back-vowel words. Final -a changes to -á-.
    pad (bench)Leültem egy padra.I sat down on a bench.
    alma (apple)Allergiás vagyok az almára.I am allergic to apples.
    -re is added to front-vowel words. Final -e changes to -é-.
    szék (chair)Leültem egy székre.I sat down on a chair.
    béke (peace)Mindenki békére vágyik.Everyone longs for peace.

See also

  • Category:Hungarian terms taking -ra/-re
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -rad.

Suffix

-ra m

  1. Collective suffix, attached to nouns or adjectives, used to form nouns: -ry, -y
    milseog (dessert) + -ramilseogra (confectionery)
    glas (green) + -raglasra (vegetable; originally “greenery)

Declension

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -ra

Japanese

Romanization

-ra

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Mayo

Suffix

-ra

  1. Suffix forming adjectives from nouns.
    cobba (head) + -racóbaꞌara (big-headed)

Derived terms

Mayo terms suffixed with -ra

References

  • Collard, Howard, Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6) (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 203

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

From raa (thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-ɾa]

Classifier

-ra

  1. Classifier for inanimate objects.

Derived terms

Murui Huitoto terms suffixed with -ra

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20) (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 208
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 83

Slovak

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ra f

  1. nominal suffix

Usage notes

  • This suffix is only used for one word: kostra, hence the genitive plural form -or, the dative plural form -ram and the locative plural form -rach are hypothetical.

Declension

Derived terms

Slovak terms suffixed with -ra
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