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-istaa

-istaa

Finnish

Suffix

-istaa (front vowel harmony variant -istää)

  1. Forms verbs meaning "to make (into)", predominantly from adjectives; -ize/-ise
    vahva (strong) + -istaavahvistaa (to strengthen)
    tosi (real) + -istaatodistaa (to verify)
  2. Occasionally used for other purposes, either as to apply a tool onto.
    kone (machine) + -istaakoneistaa (to machine)
  3. or to equip:
    tietokone (computer) + -istaatietokoneistaa (to computerize)

Usage notes

After labial vowels, the -i- is frequently omitted: see -staa.

Derived terms

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