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-uma

-uma

See also: uma, UMA, UMa, and Uma

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish -ua.

Verb

-uma (da-infinitive -uda)

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Inflection

Derived terms

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • -ema, -ma
  • -emest, -emesta (when combined with additional superlative endings)

Suffix

-uma

  1. used to form the superlative of Old English adjectives
    medema, meduma (midway in size, midmost)
    hindema (hindmost, last)
    forma "first, earliest"
  2. used in combination with other superlative endings
    furmesta (foremost)
    æftemest (aftermost)
    ēastemest (easternmost)