-tar

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Finnish

Etymology

Supposedly clipped from (deprecated template usage) tytär and then adapted to vowel harmony.

Suffix

-tar (front vowel harmony variant -tär, linguistic notation -tAr)

  1. Forms the female counterpart of nouns indicating a person.
    kuningas king → kuningatar queen
    näyttelijä actor → näyttelijätär actress
    saksalainen German → saksatar a German female

Declension

Inflection of -tar (Kotus type 32*C/sisar, tt-t gradation)
nominative -tar -ttaret
genitive -ttaren -ttarien
-tarten
partitive -tarta -ttaria
illative -ttareen -ttariin
singular plural
nominative -tar -ttaret
accusative nom. -tar -ttaret
gen. -ttaren
genitive -ttaren -ttarien
-tarten
partitive -tarta -ttaria
inessive -ttaressa -ttarissa
elative -ttaresta -ttarista
illative -ttareen -ttariin
adessive -ttarella -ttarilla
ablative -ttarelta -ttarilta
allative -ttarelle -ttarille
essive -ttarena -ttarina
translative -ttareksi -ttariksi
abessive -ttaretta -ttaritta
instructive -ttarin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of -tar (Kotus type 32*C/sisar, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -ttareni -ttareni
accusative nom. -ttareni -ttareni
gen. -ttareni
genitive -ttareni -ttarieni
-tarteni
partitive -tartani -ttariani
inessive -ttaressani -ttarissani
elative -ttarestani -ttaristani
illative -ttareeni -ttariini
adessive -ttarellani -ttarillani
ablative -ttareltani -ttariltani
allative -ttarelleni -ttarilleni
essive -ttarenani -ttarinani
translative -ttarekseni -ttarikseni
abessive -ttarettani -ttarittani
instructive
comitative -ttarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative -ttaresi -ttaresi
accusative nom. -ttaresi -ttaresi
gen. -ttaresi
genitive -ttaresi -ttariesi
-tartesi
partitive -tartasi -ttariasi
inessive -ttaressasi -ttarissasi
elative -ttarestasi -ttaristasi
illative -ttareesi -ttariisi
adessive -ttarellasi -ttarillasi
ablative -ttareltasi -ttariltasi
allative -ttarellesi -ttarillesi
essive -ttarenasi -ttarinasi
translative -ttareksesi -ttariksesi
abessive -ttarettasi -ttarittasi
instructive
comitative -ttarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -ttaremme -ttaremme
accusative nom. -ttaremme -ttaremme
gen. -ttaremme
genitive -ttaremme -ttariemme
-tartemme
partitive -tartamme -ttariamme
inessive -ttaressamme -ttarissamme
elative -ttarestamme -ttaristamme
illative -ttareemme -ttariimme
adessive -ttarellamme -ttarillamme
ablative -ttareltamme -ttariltamme
allative -ttarellemme -ttarillemme
essive -ttarenamme -ttarinamme
translative -ttareksemme -ttariksemme
abessive -ttarettamme -ttarittamme
instructive
comitative -ttarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative -ttarenne -ttarenne
accusative nom. -ttarenne -ttarenne
gen. -ttarenne
genitive -ttarenne -ttarienne
-tartenne
partitive -tartanne -ttarianne
inessive -ttaressanne -ttarissanne
elative -ttarestanne -ttaristanne
illative -ttareenne -ttariinne
adessive -ttarellanne -ttarillanne
ablative -ttareltanne -ttariltanne
allative -ttarellenne -ttarillenne
essive -ttarenanne -ttarinanne
translative -ttareksenne -ttariksenne
abessive -ttarettanne -ttarittanne
instructive
comitative -ttarinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative -ttarensa -ttarensa
accusative nom. -ttarensa -ttarensa
gen. -ttarensa
genitive -ttarensa -ttariensa
-tartensa
partitive -tartaan
-tartansa
-ttariaan
-ttariansa
inessive -ttaressaan
-ttaressansa
-ttarissaan
-ttarissansa
elative -ttarestaan
-ttarestansa
-ttaristaan
-ttaristansa
illative -ttareensa -ttariinsa
adessive -ttarellaan
-ttarellansa
-ttarillaan
-ttarillansa
ablative -ttareltaan
-ttareltansa
-ttariltaan
-ttariltansa
allative -ttarelleen
-ttarellensa
-ttarilleen
-ttarillensa
essive -ttarenaan
-ttarenansa
-ttarinaan
-ttarinansa
translative -ttarekseen
-ttareksensa
-ttarikseen
-ttariksensa
abessive -ttarettaan
-ttarettansa
-ttarittaan
-ttarittansa
instructive
comitative -ttarineen
-ttarinensa

Usage notes

  • This is a nominal suffix, i.e. attached to nouns.
  • The suffix is appended to the weak stem.
  • With words ending in -lainen, -tar is appended to the stem not including -lainen.
  • Nowadays it's uncommon and old fashioned to use the female forms of professions.
  • -tär (back vowel variant)

Derived terms