-uma

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See also: uma, UMA, UMa, and Uma

Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-udak, from Proto-Uralic *-w-. Cognate with Finnish -ua.

Verb[edit]

-uma (da-infinitive -uda)

  1. Derives various verbs.

Inflection[edit]

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either from -ua +‎ -ma or extracted from such instances. Could also be a contraction of -utuma, from -utua + -ma.

Suffix[edit]

-uma (front vowel harmony variant -ymä, linguistic notation -UmA)

  1. Variant of -ma; forms passive action/result nouns from verbs and sometimes nouns.

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Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

-uma

  1. Romanization of -𐌿𐌼𐌰

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *-umô.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-uma

  1. used to form the superlative of Old English adjectives
    medema, medumamidway in size, midmost
    hindemahindmost, last
    formafirst, earliest
  2. used in combination with other superlative endings
    furmestaforemost
    æftemestaftermost
    ēastemesteasternmost

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: -most (from -emest(a))