"-illa" meaning in Finnish

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Suffix

Forms: -illä [front-vowel], -ile- [stem]
Etymology: Originally a variant of -ella used on verbs ending in -ata, -ota, -ätä, having developed by vowel contraction: -Aðele- (-oðele-) > -A.ele- (-o.ele-) > -Aile- (-oile-). Denominal use has been innovated in literary Finnish in the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|-ella}} -ella, {{m|fi|-ta|-ata, -ota, -ätä|id=causative}} -ata, -ota, -ätä Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes|front vowel harmony variant|-illä|stem|-ile-||-{{{stem2}}}-|linguistic notation|-ile-||-{{{stem2}}}-|or|-illA||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -illa (front vowel harmony variant -illä, stem -ile-, linguistic notation -ile- or -illA), {{fi-suffix|verb|stem=ile|var=illä}} -illa (front vowel harmony variant -illä, stem -ile-, linguistic notation -ile- or -illA)
  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
    Sense id: en--illa-fi-suffix-iJdNW3ea
  2. Forms action verbs which denote an activity closely related with a noun. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--illa-fi-suffix-7ZVv1bZo Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -skella

Alternative forms

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