-isa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "isa"
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-isa. Related to Estonian -s (such as in jõudus (gen. jõudsa) ~ joutuisa), Ingrian -isa, Votic -sõ. Possibly also related to Erzya -ця (-cja).
Suffix
-isa (front vowel harmony variant -isä)
- A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs.
- kaiku (“echo”) + -isa → kaikuisa (“reverberant”)
- myrsky (“storm”) + -isa → myrskyisä (“stormy”)
Declension
| Inflection of -isa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -isa | -isat | |
| genitive | -isan | -isien | |
| partitive | -isaa | -isia | |
| illative | -isaan | -isiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -isa | -isat | |
| accusative | nom. | -isa | -isat |
| gen. | -isan | ||
| genitive | -isan | -isien -isainrare | |
| partitive | -isaa | -isia | |
| inessive | -isassa | -isissa | |
| elative | -isasta | -isista | |
| illative | -isaan | -isiin | |
| adessive | -isalla | -isilla | |
| ablative | -isalta | -isilta | |
| allative | -isalle | -isille | |
| essive | -isana | -isina | |
| translative | -isaksi | -isiksi | |
| instructive | — | -isin | |
| abessive | -isatta | -isitta | |
| comitative | — | -isine | |
| Possessive forms of -isa (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | -isani | -isamme |
| 2nd person | -isasi | -isanne |
| 3rd person | -isansa | |
Synonyms
- -kas
Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -isa
Anagrams
- -ias, ais, sai
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Usage notes
The variant form -îsa is used with stems containing superclose vowels.
Derived terms
Phuthi terms suffixed with -isa
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Southern Ndebele terms suffixed with -isa
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Swazi terms suffixed with -isa
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Xhosa terms suffixed with -isa
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ícia.
Suffix
-isa
- Forms causative verbs.
Derived terms
Zulu terms suffixed with -isa
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-isa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-isa”