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-istaa
-istaa
Finnish
Suffix
-istaa (front vowel harmony variant -istää)
- Forms verbs meaning "to make (into)", predominantly from adjectives; -ize/-ise
- Occasionally used for other purposes, either as to apply a tool onto.
- or to equip:
- tietokone (“computer”) + -istaa → tietokoneistaa (“to computerize”)
Usage notes
After labial vowels, the -i- is frequently omitted: see -staa.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Finnish_words_suffixed_with_-istaa'>Finnish words suffixed with -istaa</a>