-staan

Finnish

Etymology

-sta +‎ -an

Suffix

-staan

  1. Forms some adverbs, particularly with a locative meaning.
  2. Forms adverbs from numerals meaning "with N people", "in a group of N people".

Usage notes
  • (forms adverbs from numerals): Whether the singular or plural stem is used is irregular, and sometimes both variants exist.

Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -staan
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.