"-ella" meaning in Finnish

See -ella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ellä [front-vowel], -ele- [stem]
Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *-(ë)ldak, from Proto-Uralic *-le-. Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-ldak|*-(ë)ldak}} Proto-Finnic *-(ë)ldak, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*-le-}} Proto-Uralic *-le- Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes|front vowel harmony variant|-ellä|stem|-ele-||-{{{stem2}}}-|linguistic notation|-ele-||-{{{stem2}}}-|or|-ellA||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -ella (front vowel harmony variant -ellä, stem -ele-, linguistic notation -ele- or -ellA), {{fi-suffix|verb|stem=ele|var=ellä}} -ella (front vowel harmony variant -ellä, stem -ele-, linguistic notation -ele- or -ellA)
  1. Forms frequentative verbs. The resulting verb often describes a more or less leisurely or long-lasting activity, or an activity that is not overly goal-oriented. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -illa, -skella
    Sense id: en--ella-fi-suffix-iJdNW3ea Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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