"-is" meaning in Finnish

See -is in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Probably from Swedish -is and possibly also extracted from slang terms including that suffix. Etymology templates: {{der|fi|sv|-is}} Swedish -is Head templates: {{head|fi|suffix}} -is
  1. -er; a suffix used to form nouns and proper nouns from place names, common nouns and adjectives; gives a familiar nuance to the original word; the original word is often truncated in the process. Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en--is-fi-suffix-sVgTel5W Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys

Download JSON data for -is meaning in Finnish (1.2kB)

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