-sta

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *-sta, from *-s- (internal locative infix; see -ssa) + *-ta (ablative/separative case suffix). Compare Erzya -сто (-sto), -стэ (-ste), Moksha -ста (-sta).

Suffix

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-sta (front vowel harmony variant -stä, linguistic notation -stA)

  1. indicates the elative case of a noun, adjective, numeral or pronoun

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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