"-nsa" meaning in Finnish

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Suffix

IPA: /-nsɑˣ/, [-ns̠ɑ̝(ʔ)] Forms: -nsä [front-vowel]
Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *-nsak, from Proto-Uralic *-nsak, originally the third-person plural possessive for plural nouns. Cognate with Erzya -(н)зо (-(n)zo), -ст (-st). Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-nsak}} Proto-Finnic *-nsak, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*-nsak}} Proto-Uralic *-nsak, {{cog|myv|-нзо|-(н)зо}} Erzya -(н)зо (-(n)zo), {{m|myv|-ст}} -ст (-st) Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes|front vowel harmony variant|-nsä||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-|linguistic notation|-nsA||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -nsa (front vowel harmony variant -nsä, linguistic notation -nsA), {{fi-suffix|var=nsä}} -nsa (front vowel harmony variant -nsä, linguistic notation -nsA)
  1. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Third-person reflexive possessive suffix.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-ziifBLuy Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish predicative adverbials, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Finnish predicative adverbials: 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
  2. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Appended to a postposition, when it modifies a word in the genitive case and a third-person personal pronoun is used: him, her; them (only of people)
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-BVJV1BNL
  3. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Used in a participle structure replacing an "että" clause, preceded by a verb expressing e.g. telling, claiming, asserting, confirming, thinking, wish, desire, seeming, when the clauses have the same subject "he", "she" or "they" (only of people); appended to the active present participle in genitive singular when the action is concurrent with the main clause.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-midYXRUh
  4. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Used in a participle structure replacing an "että" clause, preceded by a verb expressing e.g. telling, claiming, asserting, confirming, thinking, wish, desire, seeming, when the clauses have the same subject "he", "she" or "they" (only of people); appended to the active past participle in genitive singular when the said/alleged (etc.) action antedates the main clause.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-72j3poyl
  5. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Used in a shortened sentence expressing concurrent actions when the clauses have the same subject in the third person, appended to the inessive of the active second infinitive.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-sxxIVBP4
  6. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Used in a shortened sentence expressing subsequent actions when the clauses have the same subject in the third person, appended to the partitive of the passive past participle singular.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-uEZVRpa4
  7. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Used in a final shortened sentence expressing "in order to do" when the clauses have the same subject in the third person, appended to the long first infinitive.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-G4iLYDkD Categories (other): Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10
  8. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Used in some adverbs that include back vowels, when the clause has the subject in the third person.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-3yGdF2Bc Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish predicative adverbials Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 Disambiguation of Finnish predicative adverbials: 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10
  9. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)
    (possessive) Always appended to a noun in the comitative case when the clause has the subject in the third person.
    Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-rKNdpy3c
  10. (possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below) Tags: morpheme, possessive
    Sense id: en--nsa-fi-suffix-PT6Q3NfG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -an Derived forms: toisensa (english: each other, one another) Related terms: -ni, -si, -mme, -nne

Alternative forms

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        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "his/her book",
          "text": "hänen kirjansa",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "his/her voice",
          "text": "hänen äänensä",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "their book",
          "text": "heidän kirjansa",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Kalle read his/her book. [The book is not by or owned by Kalle, but some other person mentioned before.]",
          "text": "Kalle luki hänen kirjansa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "possessive suffix",
          "Appendix:Finnish possessive suffixes#English"
        ],
        [
          "hän",
          "hän#Finnish"
        ],
        [
          "he",
          "he#Finnish"
        ],
        [
          "his",
          "his"
        ],
        [
          "her",
          "her"
        ],
        [
          "their",
          "their"
        ],
        [
          "its",
          "its"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possessive) Third-person possessive suffix, used with the genitive forms of the third-person pronouns hän sg (hänen) and he pl (heidän): his, her; their (only of people); its (in some cases; see the usage notes below)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "possessive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-nsɑˣ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ns̠ɑ̝(ʔ)]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nsa"
}

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