-lla

See also: lla, llà, and -llä

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-lla, from earlier *-l-na, composed of an element *-l(l)- (external locative infix; see -lle) and the essive/locative suffix *-na. Compare -ла (-la) in Moksha фтала (ftala, “behind”).

Suffix

-lla (front vowel harmony variant -llä, linguistic notation -llA)

  1. Case suffix of the adessive case.

Usage notes
  • The case suffix is suffixed to the genitive stem.
  • See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the adessive case is used.

Derived terms

See also

Quechua

Suffix

-lla

  1. only, just
    qam (“you”) → qamlla (“only you”)
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