Estonian
Etymology
Cognate to Finnish -tar.
Suffix
-tar (genitive -tari, partitive -tari)
- Forms feminine agent or occupational nouns
- kaunis "beautiful" → kaunitar "beautiful woman"
- laulja "singer" → lauljatar "female singer"
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Clipped from tytär (“daughter”) and then adapted to vowel harmony.
Suffix
-tar (front vowel harmony variant -tär, linguistic notation -tAr)
- Forms the female counterpart of nouns indicating a person.
- kuningas king → kuningatar queen
- näyttelijä actor → näyttelijätär actress
- saksalainen German → saksatar a German female
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.
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.
|
| 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
|
|
Derived terms
- -tär (front vowel variant)
Greenlandic
Affix
-tar (v-v?, additive?, VTV → VsV?)
- Signifies habitual behaviour.
- atuarpoq (“attends school (once)”) -> atuartarpoq (“attends school (is a student)”)
- 1992, "[timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=269791&pageId=3833037&lang=da Usuni kipigaa]", Atuagagdliutit
- Nammineq tissassarluni inersinnaannginnerluni anisuualu qanoq ililluni anisassava?
- I wonder if he will be unable to stimulate himself to an orgasm, and how will the semen leave?
Usage notes
Was formerly sometimes truncative.
Derived terms
References
