"-mus" meaning in Finnish

See -mus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -mys [front-vowel]
Etymology: -m- + -us Etymology templates: {{suffix|fi|-ma|us|alt1=-m-|id1=nominal|id2=association}} -m- + -us Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes|front vowel harmony variant|-mys||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-|linguistic notation|-mUs||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -mus (front vowel harmony variant -mys, linguistic notation -mUs), {{fi-suffix|noun|var=mys}} -mus (front vowel harmony variant -mys, linguistic notation -mUs)
  1. Forms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with sallia-type verbs, and those muistaa and sanoa-type verbs whose stem consists of one syllable; the "m" is used to fill the gap as adding just "-us" would sound awkward. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: mannermaasulkemus
    Sense id: en--mus-fi-suffix-MDCin2Fp Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish terms suffixed with -us (association) Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Finnish terms suffixed with -us (association): 78 22
  2. Forms names for people and things from stems. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--mus-fi-suffix-0YtD8~0O

Alternative forms

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