-nne

See also: nne, NNE, nnê, -nñe, and -ññe

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-ndak (originally the oblique/plural possessive ending with a second-person plural possessor), from Proto-Uralic *-nta[t/k]. The vowel is influenced by the second-person plural pronouns like te. Cognates include Moksha and Erzya -нк (-nk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-nːe/, [-nːe̞]
• IPA^(key): /-nːeˣ/, [-nːe̞(ʔ)] (in some dialects)

Suffix

-nne

1. (possessive) The second-person plural possessive suffix. Used when addressing many persons or one person in a polite or formal manner. The word teidän (“your”) is normally required only in questions where the main focus is in the term defined by teidän, and it must not be used in front of participles or infinitives in participial phrases. In the examples below, teidän is in brackets where its use is optional.
   1. Used to indicate possession. The comitative case of a noun requires a possessive suffix, and the genitive of personal pronoun is normally not used with it.

      (Teidän) kirjanne kertoo talvisodasta.

      Your book is about the Winter War.

      Onko tämä teidän kirjanne?

      Is this your book?

      Onko (teidän) kirjanne mielenkiintoinen?

      Is your book interesting?

      Kävelitte kirjoinenne ovesta ulos.

      You walked out of the door with your book (or books).

   2. Appended to a genitive-requiring postposition, when its main word is te.

      (teidän) edessänne ― in front of you

      (teidän) takananne ― behind you

   3. Appended in the participle in participial phrases when the main clause and the participial phrase have the same subject "you".

      Sanoitte tekevänne (teidän) läksyjänne. (similar to the Latin structure accusativus cum infinitivo, e.g. "se dicit facere")

      You said you were doing your homework.

      Väitätte tehneenne (teidän) läksyjänne.

      You claim to have been doing your homework.

      Tehdessänne (teidän) läksyjänne kuulitte laukauksen ulkoa.

      While doing your homework, you heard a shot from outside.

      Tehtyänneläksynne kuulitte laukauksen ulkoa.

      After having done your homework, you heard a shot from outside.

      Tehdäksenne (teidän) läksynne hyvin menitte hiljaiseen huoneeseen.

      In order to do your homework well, you went into a quiet room.

   4. Used with adverbs that require a possessive suffix.

      Olitte siitä hyvin pahoillanne.

      You were very sorry about it.

Usage notes

• When a possessive suffix is applied to singular or plural nominative or genitive case it is appended to the so called "strong vowel stem" (all four forms looking the same). Those unfamiliar with the concept may take the essive singular form of the word in question and replace the -na, -nä -ending with -nne, e.g. tieto (“knowledge”) > tietona > tietonne (not **tiedonne). In other cases -nne is simply added to the end of the inflected form, e.g. talossa > talossanne (in the illative form, the final n is omitted: taloihin > taloihinne). A possessive suffix may not be applied to the instructive case.
• The rules above apply to standard Finnish. In colloquial language, the possessive suffixes are often omitted and genitive forms of personal pronouns are used instead.
• Used not only in the plural, but also as a polite form.

See also

• -ni
• -si
• -nsa / -nsä
• -mme
• Appendix:Finnish possessive suffixes

Etymology 2

From -nta +‎ -e or re-extracted from derivations with -e from -ntA- verbs. Related to Karelian -ndeh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-nːeˣ/, [-nːe̞(ʔ)]

Suffix

-nne

1. Forms nouns indicating that some essential element of the meaning of the root word is present in the meaning of the derived term.

   ‎jyrkkä (“steep”) + ‎-nne → ‎jyrkänne (“bank, cliff, precipice”)

   ‎tasa (“of the same level”) + ‎-nne → ‎tasanne (“deck, landing”)

   ‎tila (“state”) + ‎-nne → ‎tilanne (“situation”)

   ‎rakentaa (“to construct”) + ‎-nne → ‎rakenne (“structure”)

   ‎ohentaa (“to thin”) + ‎-nne → ‎ohenne (“thinner”)

Declension

Inflection of -nne (Kotus type 48*J/hame, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		-nne	-nteet
genitive		-nteen	-nteiden -nteitten
partitive		-nnetta	-nteita
illative		-nteeseen	-nteisiin -nteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-nne	-nteet
accusative	nom.	-nne	-nteet
	gen.	-nteen
genitive		-nteen	-nteiden -nteitten
partitive		-nnetta	-nteita
inessive		-nteessa	-nteissa
elative		-nteesta	-nteista
illative		-nteeseen	-nteisiin -nteihin
adessive		-nteella	-nteilla
ablative		-nteelta	-nteilta
allative		-nteelle	-nteille
essive		-nteena	-nteina
translative		-nteeksi	-nteiksi
abessive		-nteetta	-nteitta
instructive		—	-ntein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of -nne (Kotus type 48*J/hame, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -nteeni -nteeni accusative nom. -nteeni -nteeni gen. -nteeni genitive -nteeni -nteideni -nteitteni partitive -nnettani -nteitani inessive -nteessani -nteissani elative -nteestani -nteistani illative -nteeseeni -nteisiini -nteihini adessive -nteellani -nteillani ablative -nteeltani -nteiltani allative -nteelleni -nteilleni essive -nteenani -nteinani translative -nteekseni -nteikseni abessive -nteettani -nteittani instructive — — comitative — -nteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -nteesi -nteesi accusative nom. -nteesi -nteesi gen. -nteesi genitive -nteesi -nteidesi -nteittesi partitive -nnettasi -nteitasi inessive -nteessasi -nteissasi elative -nteestasi -nteistasi illative -nteeseesi -nteisiisi -nteihisi adessive -nteellasi -nteillasi ablative -nteeltasi -nteiltasi allative -nteellesi -nteillesi essive -nteenasi -nteinasi translative -nteeksesi -nteiksesi abessive -nteettasi -nteittasi instructive — — comitative — -nteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -nteemme -nteemme accusative nom. -nteemme -nteemme gen. -nteemme genitive -nteemme -nteidemme -nteittemme partitive -nnettamme -nteitamme inessive -nteessamme -nteissamme elative -nteestamme -nteistamme illative -nteeseemme -nteisiimme -nteihimme adessive -nteellamme -nteillamme ablative -nteeltamme -nteiltamme allative -nteellemme -nteillemme essive -nteenamme -nteinamme translative -nteeksemme -nteiksemme abessive -nteettamme -nteittamme instructive — — comitative — -nteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -nteenne -nteenne accusative nom. -nteenne -nteenne gen. -nteenne genitive -nteenne -nteidenne -nteittenne partitive -nnettanne -nteitanne inessive -nteessanne -nteissanne elative -nteestanne -nteistanne illative -nteeseenne -nteisiinne -nteihinne adessive -nteellanne -nteillanne ablative -nteeltanne -nteiltanne allative -nteellenne -nteillenne essive -nteenanne -nteinanne translative -nteeksenne -nteiksenne abessive -nteettanne -nteittanne instructive — — comitative — -nteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -nteensa -nteensa accusative nom. -nteensa -nteensa gen. -nteensa genitive -nteensa -nteidensa -nteittensa partitive -nnettaan -nnettansa -nteitaan -nteitansa inessive -nteessaan -nteessansa -nteissaan -nteissansa elative -nteestaan -nteestansa -nteistaan -nteistansa illative -nteeseensa -nteisiinsa -nteihinsa adessive -nteellaan -nteellansa -nteillaan -nteillansa ablative -nteeltaan -nteeltansa -nteiltaan -nteiltansa allative -nteelleen -nteellensa -nteilleen -nteillensa essive -nteenaan -nteenansa -nteinaan -nteinansa translative -nteekseen -nteeksensa -nteikseen -nteiksensa abessive -nteettaan -nteettansa -nteittaan -nteittansa instructive — — comitative — -nteineen -nteinensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -nne (nominal)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *-nnëk, possibly from Proto-Uralic *-n (lative suffix) + *-k (lative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-nːeˣ/, [-nːe̞(ʔ)]

Suffix

-nne

1. Forms sublative adverbs.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -nne (adverbial)

• jonne
• kunne
• minne
• -nnes
• sinne
• tuonne
• tänne

 

Anagrams

• -nen

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-ndeh, equivalent to -nta +‎ -e. Cognates include Finnish -nne.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-nːe/, [-nːe̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-nːe/, [-nːe̞]

Suffix

-nne

1. Used to form nouns including a certain element of the suffixed term.

Declension

Declension of -nne (type 6/lähe, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	-nne	-nteet
genitive	-nteen	-ntein
partitive	-nnettä	-nteitä
illative	-nteesse	-nteisse
inessive	-ntees	-nteis
elative	-nteest	-nteist
allative	-nteelle	-nteille
adessive	-nteel	-nteil
ablative	-nteelt	-nteilt
translative	-nteeks	-nteiks
essive	-nteennä, -nteen	-nteinnä, -ntein
exessive1)	-nteent	-nteint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -nne

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-ndek. Cognates include Finnish -nne.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-nːe/, [-nːe̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-nːe/, [-nːe̞]

Suffix

-nne

1. (obsolete) Used to mark the possession of the second person plural; your

Inflection

Possessive forms of -nne
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	-n	-mme
2nd person	-s	-nne
3rd person	-V	-sse