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Exessive [1]
[edit | edit source]-nta |
The -n component of exessive has probably the same origin as the essive -na .
The suffix has a counterpart in Finnish (Savo and South-East [2]), Karelian , Estonian , Livonian and Ingrian dialects . [3]
Morphophonology and pronunciation
[edit | edit source]No plural forms of exessive have been found.
- The final vowel of this suffix is usually omitted in Pummala - Lempola dialect e.g. traktoristi-nD (" from the position of a tractor driver "), soлdatinD (" from army ").
Usage
[edit | edit source]Exessive was in active use mainly in Pummala - Lempola dialect.
It may express
- leaving a certain condition or a job - e.g. tuli f a d́ e i kotŭò soлdati-nD (" Fadei came home leaving the life of a soldier. "), tuлe̮b ̮ vällɛ̆ä̀ karjuši-nD ("He'll quit his work as a herdsman."), sütšüzül̄ meneb ̮ vällɛ̆ä̀ traktoristi-nD (" He will leave the tractor driver's work this autumn. " Lempola ), tuli tervĭèssi läsivä-nD ("She has recovered (after being ill)." Pummala dialect).
- Exessive of other dialects has been preserved mainly in adverbs - e.g. taka-nD (" from behind "), koto-nD ~ koto-nta (" from home ")
Dialectal alternatives
[edit | edit source]- Votic of Ingria
- Western
- Hill dialect: Exessive is a productive case mainly in the following dialects:
- Western
Other Finnic dialects [4]
[edit | edit source]- Finnish dialects : taka-nta (" from behind ")
- Karelian dialects : tagoa-nda (" from behind ")
- Ingrian dialects : takkā-nD (" from behind ")
- Standard Estonian : taga-nt (" from behind ")
- Livonian dialects : tagà-nD (" from behind ")
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Ariste, Paul Vadja keele grammatika. Tartu, 1948. p. 36
- ↑ Exessive case
- ↑ Laanest, Arvo: Sissejuhatus läänemeresoome keeltesse, Tallinn 1975. p.112
- ↑ Laanest, Arvo: Sissejuhatus läänemeresoome keeltesse, Tallinn 1975. p.112
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