-tua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-tudak, equivalent to -taa +‎ -ua. Cognates include Estonian -tuma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-tuɑˣ/, [-t̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]

Suffix

-tua (front vowel harmony variant -tyä, stem -tu-, linguistic notation -tU- or -tUA)

1. Forms passive or translative intransitive verbs from transitive verbs.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -tua

See also

• -ua, -yä

Anagrams

• tau